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RBR50/RBS50 Firmware 2.5.1.16 Update
Latest firmware v2.5.1.16 on RBK53 in AP mode. No new surprises yet. Everything seems to be in order and working. If you took the plunge, please share your experiences.
Awesome. I do the same thing. Mine will be in router mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/000061838/RBR50-RBS50-Firmware-Version-2-5-1-16
For 20 and 40 Series Orbi, There updated as well:
20: https://kb.netgear.com/000061826/RBR20-RBS20-Firmware-Version-2-5-1-16
40: https://kb.netgear.com/000061825/RBR40-RBS40-Firmware-Version-2-5-1-16
Add me to the sucker for punishment list :)
Orbi in Access Point mode
Attached Device List:
I am not seeing any real improvement. Still seems slow to pull them up. I can go to my devices and they work fine enough, but are still not listed in the Orbi browser. I still have those ones that for whatever reason, the Orbi refuses to see them - my router does - and they act as expected. If you are upgrading for this reason, you may be disappointed.
Satellite Acquisition:
There were some posts that this was faster. This seems to be the case. My wifi based backhaul would always go pink for about 10 seconds and finally flip to blue. Goes right to blue now. Now ... I am not say blazing fast by any mean; just, a little faster.
theoak wrote:Add me to the sucker for punishment list :)
now that's what we need is a sucker for punishment forum.- I have 2 rbs40v
What mode should they be configured for
Should they be on separate channels
I saw two firmwares
One for Orbi mode and one for extender
What is the difference
BTW
Garbage support and product
Did you notice any devices appearing on the RBS and if they were displayed as unknown on the Orbi app or the RBSs web page?
theoak wrote:Add me to the sucker for punishment list :)
Orbi in Access Point mode
Attached Device List:
I am not seeing any real improvement. Still seems slow to pull them up. I can go to my devices and they work fine enough, but are still not listed in the Orbi browser. I still have those ones that for whatever reason, the Orbi refuses to see them - my router does - and they act as expected. If you are upgrading for this reason, you may be disappointed.
Satellite Acquisition:
There were some posts that this was faster. This seems to be the case. My wifi based backhaul would always go pink for about 10 seconds and finally flip to blue. Goes right to blue now. Now ... I am not say blazing fast by any mean; just, a little faster.
FURRYe38 wrote:Did you notice any devices appearing on the RBS and if they were displayed as unknown on the Orbi app or the RBSs web page?
No difference. Directly to the Orbi Satellite or Router GUI or iPhone App - does not list them. My router does and gives them IP address obviously and I see their traffic.
I have been running v2.5.1.16 on my RBR50/RBS50 setup for 3 weeks since March 31, 2020 (I received beta copy of it for a separate issue listed below). It unfortunately did not fix my outstanding tickets against v2.5.1.8, which include:
- Orbi Android App cannot change device icons
- Orbi Android App icon is incorrect for "smart locks", shows "network" device instead
- DHCP logging is inconsistent (logs them until rebooted, then does not log them until rebooted again, toggling between working and not working on each reboot)
- dnsmasq process for DNS server does not resolve local LAN hostnames
The DNS server issue (#4 above) has a workaround at https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/orbi-add-dns-server/idc-p/1632085#M1731 but it does not survive a reboot of the router.
Is anyone else seeing these issues or other issues? If so, please report to them to this thread so we have a good idea what is fixed and what is still broken. All 4 items above are at NG L2 and/or engineering support awaiting fixes.
Did you notice any devices appearing on the RBS and if they were displayed as unknown on the Orbi app or the RBSs web page?
tomschmidt wrote:I have been running v2.5.1.16 on my RBR50/RBS50 setup for 3 weeks since March 31, 2020 (I received beta copy of it for a separate issue listed below). It unfortunately did not fix my outstanding tickets against v2.5.1.8, which include:
- Orbi Android App cannot change device icons
- Orbi Android App icon is incorrect for "smart locks", shows "network" device instead
- DHCP logging is inconsistent (logs them until rebooted, then does not log them until rebooted again, toggling between working and not working on each reboot)
- dnsmasq process for DNS server does not resolve local LAN hostnames
The DNS server issue (#4 above) has a workaround at https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/orbi-add-dns-server/idc-p/1632085#M1731 but it does not survive a reboot of the router.
Is anyone else seeing these issues or other issues? If so, please report to them to this thread so we have a good idea what is fixed and what is still broken. All 4 items above are at NG L2 and/or engineering support awaiting fixes.
