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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
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.