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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...
Here we go with the choose thing again. I have been updating my routers firmware for 20 years. It's NOT an OS update. It's a router. You would think that when presented with the message, new firmware is available, that it should be safe to update. That being said, I know that it's not the end of the world when it goes bad but honestly, I can't remember this happening as of recent with any router I've owned in the past.
As far as waiting for consensus on whether a patch is good or not, I mean seriously? I have to check out Netgears forumn first to make sure the patch is okay before I put it on? A week, a month? How long?
Geez. I'm sorry. OK, I'll stipulate up front, "Netgear is a sorry excuse for a company. Their products are s**t. Support is non-existent. etc. etc. etc." My point was that since this update is an option presented only to users who notice it, there is no harm in waiting to see what other users report. My opinion is that the vast majority of Orbi owners never look at the management system and were blissfully unaware that their Orbi systems updated firmware in the past and are equally unaware that an update is available now. I deliberately did not run out and purchase the WiFi6 model the first day it appeared. I am happy to let others describe their experience first.