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Latest Firmware V2.5.0.38
I applied this latest firmware and my satellite is no longer connected. Also my attached devices is not working. It seems wonky. I'm not sure how to get my sattelite back nor do I trust what my devic...
All this could be fixed by NG just turning off auto updates...Simple as that, no if ands or buts.
kyleb88 wrote:All this could be fixed by NG just turning off auto updates...Simple as that, no if ands or buts.
what would that do? Leave you to decide what FW you install? and...how would you do that?
NG forces my orbi to update to 2.3.5.30 which kills my wifi. If I run 2.3.1.44 my orbi runs rock solid. This update then says it fixes wifi stability. It does not fix my stability. I do not want to update from my 1.44 firmware.
Sorry, I was confused by the title of this post: "Latest Firmware V2.5.0.38".
kyleb88 wrote:All this could be fixed by NG just turning off auto updates...Simple as that, no if ands or buts.
This is not an "auto update". User who go to the web interface or the Orbi "app" get a notice thta new firmware is available. Everyone who is commenting on the new firmware chose to install it. (Just as I have chosen to wait until a concensus appears about whether the update is on balance a "good thing" or a "bad thing.")
CrimpOn wrote:
kyleb88 wrote:All this could be fixed by NG just turning off auto updates...Simple as that, no if ands or buts.
This is not an "auto update". User who go to the web interface or the Orbi "app" get a notice thta new firmware is available. Everyone who is commenting on the new firmware chose to install it. (Just as I have chosen to wait until a concensus appears about whether the update is on balance a "good thing" or a "bad thing.")
That's what I was wondering. After reading all these posts about the latest FW, I was wondering was it pushed (no action by user) or did the user go looking for trouble?
Retired_Member wrote:
CrimpOn wrote:
kyleb88 wrote:All this could be fixed by NG just turning off auto updates...Simple as that, no if ands or buts.
This is not an "auto update". User who go to the web interface or the Orbi "app" get a notice thta new firmware is available. Everyone who is commenting on the new firmware chose to install it. (Just as I have chosen to wait until a concensus appears about whether the update is on balance a "good thing" or a "bad thing.")
That's what I was wondering. After reading all these posts about the latest FW, I was wondering was it pushed (no action by user) or did the user go looking for trouble?
Whether you meant it to be or not, I find that answer to be the equivalent of IT "victim blaming" and more than a little insulting. Everyone here is a paid-customer of Netgear, and each has/had their own reasons for upgrading the FW. In my case, I expected the new FW to address several recurring issues that the patch notes suggested should now be resolved, and it may have but the buggy interface now makes it very difficult to manage the Orbi via either the web interface or the android app. Netgear should not be having customers act as their QA team for new FW releases.
