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RBK 8 Series Only - Unofficial v4.6.6.11 Firmware Experiences
So since NG is giving out some unofficial FW to those who have called in to NG support and users have posted links to this version of FW, I figured I'd try it myself.
https://community.netgear.com...
CrimpOn wrote:
Yashur21 wrote:
Well, what's weird is that it now usually crashes (Lights on the router and satellite turn pink and there's no internet connection on any device on the network) right after I finish a long session of watching Netflix, Prime video or YouTube. It used to crash while watching 4K videos on any platform. Other times it would just crash randomly for no reason.I was thinking is it posible for me to reverse to previous old versions of the firmware? Perhaps I have more luck with older versions. Would I be able to just download older versions from Netgear's site and just upload them to the router? would it accept it and not brick it?
Thanks for clarifying the meaning of "crash". Sometimes the term is used to indicate the router rebooting. When a "crash" occurs, does the LAN itself fail (in addition to internet access). i.e. can devices 'ping' each other and connect to each other as long as internet access is not required (no DNS, no IoT 'cloud', etc.)
I am not aware of any restriction on downloading and installing previous firmware except that the router will update itself pretty quickly. (There is an internal timer that compares the installed firmware version with the version on the Netgear web site. There are several methods people use to block firmware updates. The easiest is to sign up for a free account at OpenDNS.com and block access to Netgear servers as in message #10 of this post:
Thanks for your reply,
Yes everything stops LAN and all, I haven't tried the pinging part, but I'm guessing it will also fail as all devices wireless or otherwise loose connectivity.
Thanks for the details, I might try that this weekend and see how it goes, it's really frustrating for a device that costed me over $600 at Bestbuy just a few months ago and has given me so much frustration.
I appreciate everyone's help over here.
If you get the chance to test devices on the LAN, I'd appreciate it. I understand that a WiFi system with no internet access is of no use to most people, but there is a technical difference.
Another question: when the Orbi crashes, is the web interface accessible (http://orbilogin.net)
(please forgive me if that was spelled out somewhere in the preceding messages)