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2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT

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16 Nov 2024 14:36 - 16 Nov 2024 19:30 #104163 by John
I have now applied Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT to my Vigor2865ac

Immediate observations.
  • Time is now correct, with default setting in Advanced.  
  • DSL Status page remains slow to load and still takes over 10s to show
Last edit: 16 Nov 2024 19:30 by John. Reason: Format only

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18 Nov 2024 09:27 #104170 by jollyrog
Replied by jollyrog on topic 2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT
DynDNS error seems to have returned with 4.4.5.8, as was in 4.4.5.5

https://www.draytek.co.uk/forum/routers-and-firewalls/25282-dynamic-dns-with-firmware-4-4-5-5-on-vigor-2927lac#103637

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20 Nov 2024 21:42 - 20 Nov 2024 21:43 #104188 by Geroi
Replied by Geroi on topic 2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT
This new firmware is an utter garbage again!
Since applying it to my 2865 router today at around 7pm ... here is a wee graph showing how many times the router has restarted itself!
Every flipping 20-30 minutes the router is restarting itself!
What a flipping joke this is Draytek ?!
How the hell we are meant to trust any *critical* firmware if it does this to the production device in a business envinroment ?!
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20 Nov 2024 21:51 #104189 by John
Replied by John on topic 2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT
My Vigor2865ac has been running since I upgraded it with no reboots. That's over 4 days.

Features I'm using
- Wireless mesh root
- Site to site VPN
- NAT, firewall
- Multiple VLANs
- VDSL WAN

Not using any DDNS or QoS.

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20 Nov 2024 22:38 - 21 Nov 2024 10:00 #104190 by Geroi
Replied by Geroi on topic 2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT
This situation with latest firmware on 2865 is ridiculous.
Here's an uptime stats.
22 minutes uptime! Wow, what a success!

I have to roll it back

UPDATE after rollback to the previous version


This was the last straw - our whole Draytek kit has been marked for scrapping - 10x routers and at least 30 APs. 👌
 
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21 Nov 2024 09:46 #104191 by R
Replied by R on topic 2865 Update to Firmware v4.4.5.8_BT
4.4.5.8 is no better on a 2866 either - mine reboots once per day, better than your 20mins, but none the less - have had to revert to older "insecure" 4.4.5 firmware, which does seem to stay up for 3 weeks before I have to reboot it manually as traffic throughput just dies. Mine is connected via gigabit fibre to the premises, not VDSL anymore, but had very poor reliability from the 2866 vs my olod 2860 when it was on VDSL. Something drastic has gone wrong within Draytek, they used to be brilliant, but firmware has become so unreliable in the last years or so, and very poorly tested - v4.4.5.2 gave a repeatable access forbidden message on QoS UI pages, so had to ditch that one too - never been tested IMHO.

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