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thelovelacefam
Jul 04, 2020Aspirant
Chromebook won't connect to RBR40 since June 2020
I have an RBR40 Firmware Version V2.5.1.16 It works awesome but in June my Chromebook stopped connecting to it. So I bought another Chromebook thinking this one is dead, the new one doesn't con...
- Jul 05, 2020
Thanks, I figured it out. There was a patch fix on my satellite that was needed. It didn't show up until I did a manual update. I appreciate the support!
FURRYe38
Jul 05, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Try forgetting the Orbis SSID named network on the device. Then disable the wifi radio on the devices for 5 seconds, then re-enable the wifi radio. Then select the Orbi SSID name and enter the PW.
Has the device been udpated recently?
Are you using any special characters or spaces in the SSID name or password on the RBR?
thelovelacefam wrote:I have an RBR40
Firmware Version V2.5.1.16
It works awesome but in June my Chromebook stopped connecting to it.
So I bought another Chromebook thinking this one is dead, the new one doesn't connect to it either.
However, I can connect the Chromebook to networks at Starbucks or even hot spot from my iPhone.
- thelovelacefamJul 05, 2020Aspirant
Thanks, I figured it out. There was a patch fix on my satellite that was needed. It didn't show up until I did a manual update. I appreciate the support!
- FURRYe38Jul 05, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Enjoy. :smileywink: