We have been upgrading as fast as reasonably possible to 8.4 and 6.1 with all other firmwares mixed in. All our radios are in simple bridge or routed mode with no VLANs, PPPoe, or any other things that many of you use. In this environment, we have seen zero issues with all the firmwares from 6.04 to 6.1 and 8.2 to 8.4.
Rory From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 9:27 PM To: Ubiquiti Users Group Subject: Re: [Ubnt_users] Airmax 5.6.9 Upgrade to 6.1.2 Ditto On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Scott Lambert <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We have about 1500 units on 6.0.4 and a bunch of 8.3.2. No complaints. It will probably be late spring before we risk 6.1.x/8.4.x due to the possibility of weather making it difficult to react to any problems which may pop up with the new software. The new software may be perfect. We just don't have a couple of months to test it. On October 17, 2017 7:55:54 PM MDT, Mark Stephenson <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]<mailto:[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 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Mark Stephenson <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: "Ubiquiti Users Group" <[email protected]<mailto:[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<tel:(937)%20552-2340> Direct: 937-552-2343<tel:(937)%20552-2343> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Oct 17, 2017 8:38 PM, "Mark Stephenson" <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users -- -RickG
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