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davidnuge's avatar
davidnuge
Aspirant
Mar 12, 2018

AC3000 offline

Trouble with staying online. Have updated firmware and rebooted twice. Also have done a factory reset. Orbi will not stay online. Will disconnect after the router is plugged in for a few minutes. Ideas?

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    What is ths Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the router is connected too? Built in router by chance? 

     

    Any other wifi nieghbors near by? If so, how many? 

     

     

    • davidnuge's avatar
      davidnuge
      Aspirant
      ARRIS SURFboard SB6190 32x8 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem>Ac3000 RBK50. No neighbor
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    Well the 6190 isn't the best modem and is known for some problems:

    http://www.badmodems.com

    I would recommend getting into a Broadcom based modem if your ISP supports other model modems.

    Who is your ISP? 

     

    Have you swapped LAN cables between the modem and router? 

    I recommend that you have your ISP check the cabling going to the ISP modem, check signal levels going to the ISP modem. For cable Internet, RG-6 coaxial cable is needed, not RG-59. Check for t.v. line splitters and remove them as they can introduce noise on the line and lower the signal going to the ISP modem. Connecting to the ISP modem could result in a false positive as the signal to the modem could be just enough to that point then adding on a router, could see problems. Ensure modem is working well too. Bad modems are out there as well. The router operation is dependent upon getting good data flow from the ISP modem and the modem is dependent upon getting good signal from the ISP Service.

  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member

    davidnugewrote:

    Have updated firmware and rebooted twice. 


    What firmware are you currently using?