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Access Control Bug in Orbi V2.2.1.210
Until the last firmware upgrade, access control worked fine. I had "prevent new devices from connecting" enabled as well. When I recently installed a new device and went to allow it to connect as I'v...
Ethernet port on the Orbi or on the PC?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet adapter on the PC?
marquisT wrote:
I've finally tracked down the problem (random Access Blocked settings): it started when I added a new PC to the network via an ethernet connection. Once I disconnected, the problem went away. I put that same PC back on the network with a WiFi dongle, and then later with a USB-Ethernet adapter, and did not have the problem.
Is that a problem with this particular Ethernet port? Or something related to the current Orbi firmware? I have no idea. But thought I'd share that to see if anyone else hit this problem due to a "bad" ethernet port.
Read the entire thread or search in the communities. This is a firmware bug that Netgear has yet to address.