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New RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.
Bug Fixes:
Fixes the issue where the s...
You can roll back.
LucGov wrote:
Same here !!!
Keep having disconnects all day after this FW upgrade. Any advise how to find a stable FW version for a rool-back ?
How do you roll back?
My current solution is to reboot everything each morning - seems to give a bit of stability for a few hours but very annoying!
My current solution is to reboot everything each morning - seems to give a bit of stability for a few hours but very annoying!
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6/RBK750-Series-Firmware-Update-v4-6-3-7/m-p/2130584#M18586
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/RBK750-Series-Firmware-Update-v4-6-3-7/m-p/2131307/highlight/true#M18670
Emonson wrote:
How do you roll back?
My current solution is to reboot everything each morning - seems to give a bit of stability for a few hours but very annoying!So the only answer to this whole bloody fiasco is to
1) Downgrade via editing a style sheet on the download page
2) Block firmware updates.
How nonsensical in this? My internet is so unstable, i was forced to stick back my old mesh of Unifi Aps just to get things working again! At least with those they are NOT getting automatically updated to completely broken firmware without any recourse apart from **bleep**ty hacky methods.
What a bloody waste of money. Netgear deserves to have class action suites filed against it for causing this much grief!
- Hell yeah! Sign me up! $1k paperweights.
Thanks Furrye38 for roll back info.
I have completed and will monitor. Tested against my older reliable wifi device (now a backup) and back to 220-250Mbps speeds.
For RBR850/ RBS850 you need to go back to RBS850-V3.2.10.11_1.2.12 and the RBR download
It concerns me not having firmware updates as it could leave us vulnerable but what options are there with the disgraceful job been done on v4.6.
Will monitor for now.
Likely to move off netgear, cut losses on expensive equipment and build a business grade network at home. As suggested in other posts Ubiquiti is a good option or I'll go with what I know and purchase Meraki kit.
Good luck everyone.
I came from Unifi gear. UBNT is equally bad with firmware and rubbishy changes BUT at least they allow you to downgrade. I had mine on some weird version that worked so well, i went months without reboots.
The ORBI was running so well before this. Now? It's about as useful as a paper weight.
Thankfully i still had my old unifi setup sitting around. I have now ordered a used UDM and i will stick with Unifi till a later date, when i can verify via these forums that Netgear has fixed all the issues
TLDR;
Netgear introduces new firmware that completely wrecks connectivity with its 1200 dollar set. It gets so bad that devices keep dropping off, satellites lose connectivity randomly etc. Furthermore it ruined the backhaul systems... i run a multiple level setup (9 orbis overall) with some having wired backhaul and some wireless to cover a fairly large property. Guess what? It's about as usuable as a first generation wireless router right now from the late 90s.
If you are reading this at any point consider looking elsewhere. Netgear is neither a responsible company nor a responsive one. The gear can get auto updates that flat out nuke the devices to kingdom come and then it's left to these forums doing hacky things like editing 'the update page' via stylesheets so you can downgrade to a better firmware AND blocking updates via your router/other means.