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OrbiOS 2.1.1
The Orbi team at NETGEAR is aware that some users are experiencing higher than expected Orbi Router reboots, special characters in WiFi Passwords and WiFi / Internet disconnects. We believe these is...
Let me give you a quick update on where NETGEAR is with the OrbiOS.
Just before Christmas break, we paused the distribution of OrbiOS 2.1. Very soon, we're about to restart the distribution of a slightly updated version of the beta (2.1.2). In addition to the major new features introduced in 2.1 (e.g. Circle, Ethernet Backhaul), this firmware is expected to address the high CPU issue, as well as the special character in PSK issue as well as support for the Outdoor Orbi. Check Release Notes for complete list.
We are continuing to work on the issues with Google devices that have been documented in the press (several users have provided links here).
My recommendation is that you should either use the Orbi Mobile App (if you haven't seen it recently, check it out, we've made some major improvements) or the Web UI to check for new firmware or wait until your system gets auto-upgraded.
To answer your question, Stars_fan. When Orbi are connected over Ethernet backhaul, the 5GHz band becomes hot standby.
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Just upgraded to the beta firmware, crossing my fingers this fixes the constant wifi disconnects/reboots. I still have the wifi on my Google Pixel 2 XL running Android 8.1 turned off to prevent reboots, is this firmware beta supposed to fix this? There's no reason a client device should be able to reboot the entire system.
sandaboy wrote:... is this firmware beta supposed to fix this? There's no reason a client device should be able to reboot the entire system.
I'm pretty sure that the issue for Android 8 reboots is not fixed in this release, though by fixing some of the high CPU utilization the hope was that would have a positive effect on stability.