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New Orbi RBR50/RBS50 Firmware Version 2.3.1.44
Netgear is pushing out yet another a new Orbi firmware update.
Hopefully it's better than the last version v32.
Please share your experience.
Firmware Update
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>> ...cut my wifi download throughput in half...
If you've already tried these, then ignore. I was able to improve/restore my download WiFi download speed (400-500Mbps) by doing these:
1. Disable 20/40 MHz Coexistence
2. Preamble Mode: Short Preamble
3. Separate SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz
4. Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING - Boosts WiFi speed, reliability, & range for all mobile devices
5. Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings
BTW, Disney Circle and Access Control will affect the CPU performance under high traffic loads, i.e., Speed Test.
Good luck!
What fun! Router and Satellite updated to 2.3.1.44 at 3:30am. My environment is "really plain", so as far as I can tell, "everything works."
Did notice one minor detail. I have the log file emailed when it fills and I accumulate the entries. The update process simply cleared the log when it rebooted, so about 36 hours of log entries have disappeared. In comparison to the major problems people are having, this is inconsequential.
Let us know how it goes. I presume it was auto updated and you've just continued to use the system with out a doing a factor reset?
CrimpOn wrote:
What fun! Router and Satellite updated to 2.3.1.44 at 3:30am. My environment is "really plain", so as far as I can tell, "everything works."
Did notice one minor detail. I have the log file emailed when it fills and I accumulate the entries. The update process simply cleared the log when it rebooted, so about 36 hours of log entries have disappeared. In comparison to the major problems people are having, this is inconsequential.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Let us know how it goes. I presume it was auto updated and you've just continued to use the system with out a doing a factor reset?
Yes, indeed, no factory reset (yet). I saw this thread about the new release and thought, "wonder what firmware MY Orbi now has?" It is interesting that "32" had a beta and then a manual update phase, while "44" just got pushed out with no notice.
A few quick questions to those of us with backhaul status of 'config_sync' or Firmware Update with "Waiting for connection" problem.
1. Do you have separate SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz?
2. If yes, can you try to merge it back to a SINGLE SSID and see if the problem goes away?
I had two separate SSIDs, one for 2.4GHz and one for 5GHz. After I merge them back to a SINGLE SSID, the problem above goes away like magic.
I just want to see if this will also work for others. If yes, then something has changed since v210 to cause this problem and hopefully NG can look into this fix for the next firmware update.
I'm currently testing v44.
