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Another RBR50 Dropping Internet Connection
OK, so now I just about had it with this Netgear setup I bought. Seven week old setup of RBR50 and a wired RBS50. fwV2.3.5.30 on both devices.Router Connected to a CTS HES 3106 Fibre converter s...
Today I feel total relief. I returned the RBK50, got a total refund and installed my old ugly, no-app, rock-solid AC3200 router.
Could not imagine a product that flawed would still be in the shelves. Good luck you all with future firmware uppdates and endless discussions what equipment this malfunctioning piece of garbage is,connected to :smileylol:.
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the following commands:
- root@RBR50:/# config get wan_lease — Should give you --> 86400 as default
- root@RBR50:/# config set wan_lease=1200
- root@RBR50:/# config commit
This worked for me as well for my TLC Roku TV that kept dropping internet connections everytime it was turned off and never auto reconnected to network. I have a Google Fiber router with this Mesh router setup setup. Seems like this should be the default setting now with some patch - config set wan_lease=1200. This solution is way to technical for most users IMO.
If you already have a router in front of the Orbi router, This would be a double NAT (two router) condition which isn't recommended. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
https://kb.netgear.com/30187/How-to-fix-issues-with-Double-NAT
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktopYour configuration would impact now Orbi works, even with out making the change reported here.
meisert wrote:This worked for me as well for my TLC Roku TV that kept dropping internet connections everytime it was turned off and never auto reconnected to network. I have a Google Fiber router with this Mesh router setup setup. Seems like this should be the default setting now with some patch - config set wan_lease=1200. This solution is way to technical for most users IMO.
