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DorkiOrbiFW's avatar
DorkiOrbiFW
Apprentice
Jan 25, 2019

FIX - Orbi Firmware 2.2.1.210 Performance Issues

Hello Orbi Community,   If any of you are struggling with performance issues with your Orbi system that is currently running on FW version 2.2.1.210, you are not the only one. Countless amount of...
Troubleshooting
FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru
Jan 25, 2019

Ok, Hopefully next FW upate will be good for you. 

We just love to troubleshoot the Orbi. :smileywink:

Good Luck. 

Jedarius's avatar
Jedarius
Initiate
Jan 28, 2019

Thanks for this!

 

I'm sure 2.2.1.210 is fine for other folks, but I was getting constant random reboots on 2.2.1.210 despite hard resetting and troubleshooting.

 

I did manage to stop my Orbi from auto updating to 2.2.1.210 with this method and have been running stable on the previous firmware (2.1.4.16).  Thanks!

 

My suggestion to Netgear still stands: please give us the option to turn off the auto update from within the GUI itself.  

 

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Jan 28, 2019

    Looks like it will be forth coming:

    https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/ORBI-NEWSFLASH-Netgear-Disabling-Forced-Auto-Update-on-Upcoming/td-p/1697058/jump-to/first-unread-message

    Jedarius wrote:

    Thanks for this!

     

    I'm sure 2.2.1.210 is fine for other folks, but I was getting constant random reboots on 2.2.1.210 despite hard resetting and troubleshooting.

     

    I did manage to stop my Orbi from auto updating to 2.2.1.210 with this method and have been running stable on the previous firmware (2.1.4.16).  Thanks!

     

    My suggestion to Netgear still stands: please give us the option to turn off the auto update from within the GUI itself.  

     

     

  • DorkiOrbiFW's avatar
    DorkiOrbiFW
    Apprentice
    Jan 28, 2019

    Jedarius, I am pleased to hear that my solution has worked for you! Here's to continuing to troubleshooting the Orbi! Also, just got notified today by a Netgear representative that they will FINALLY be disabling forced auto-updates in the upcoming firmware releases!

    Jedarius wrote:

    Thanks for this!

     

    I'm sure 2.2.1.210 is fine for other folks, but I was getting constant random reboots on 2.2.1.210 despite hard resetting and troubleshooting.

     

    I did manage to stop my Orbi from auto updating to 2.2.1.210 with this method and have been running stable on the previous firmware (2.1.4.16).  Thanks!

     

    My suggestion to Netgear still stands: please give us the option to turn off the auto update from within the GUI itself.