I can't speak to v6, sorry... Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
On Oct 17, 2017 9:56 PM, "Mark Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote: > So as you add new equipment, what version do you use? The latest? > > I understand the reasoning behind that approach. It is commonly done on > Mikrotik routers. In my experience, this approach also gets very messy with > different interfaces and fields on forms located in different places caused > by different versions. And monitoring tools often expect certain versions. > I understand the logic of "don't fix it if it is not broken" but the > alternative has its drawbacks too (cyber risks, no bug fixes, incompatible > versions, varied user interfaces, monitoring tool issues, etc.). I prefer > all devices at a uniform version so I know issues are not caused by version > differences and everything works/looks the same. Sadly Ubiquiti has made us > afraid to upgrade because of the risk of added problems and truck rolls, > although I did have very good luck with version 5.x. I think I still prefer > upgrading with some regularity, but cautiously. :) > > Is version 6.1.2 something good or is it more bugs? > > Thanks, > Mark > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > To: "Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: 10/17/2017 9:11:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Ubnt_users] Airmax 5.6.9 Upgrade to 6.1.2 > > There will always be vulnerabilities and while I'd never push someone away > from updating for security reasons, I can tell you I'm not updating to > damage my customers experience with other software bugs. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> > Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Mark Stephenson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well, two reasons. 1) I think the new version has a few interesting >> features like % CPU utilization, and 2) As a cyber guy in my day job, it >> seems that older versions kept around often lead to cyber vulnerabilities >> in time. New versions often include security fixes now or eventually. >> >> Mark >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >> To: "Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 10/17/2017 8:44:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [Ubnt_users] Airmax 5.6.9 Upgrade to 6.1.2 >> >> Why fix what isn't broken? >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Oct 17, 2017 8:38 PM, "Mark Stephenson" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I have a small all-Ubiquiti WISP with M Series devices like: Rocket >>> M900s, Rocket M2, PowerBeam M2, Nanostation M2, PicoStation M2, Airgrid >>> M2, Bullet M2, and Nanostation M5 (none of that cool AC equipment >>> unfortunately). All devices are running on version 5.6.9 of Airmax. I >>> used to keep up with the latest versions but when version 6 came out I >>> stopped after talk on this list of various problems. Please tell me if I >>> can safely upgrade to version 6.1.2 now. Should I do APs first? I am not >>> worried about going back to old versions (signed or unsigned), just want >>> a version that works well. >>> >>> Thanks much! >>> Mark Stephenson >>> Go Bee Wireless >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ubnt_users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ubnt_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > >
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