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Firmware upgrade capped satellite bandwidth at 50Mbps
Checked for firmware update via Orbi web interface, showed everything current.
Visited Netgear CBK40 download page, showed new firmware for the RBS20 (two newer versions). Both updates related to security fixes, one related to the DNS lag errors that have troubled Orbi routers.
Updated RBS20 FW from v2.6.1.38 to v2.7.3.22 the CBK40 download page.
Wifi speeds dropped from 500Mbps to 50Mbps. Yes, that is a full 10x reduction. Upload remains unchanged at about 30Mbps.
It seems I am now running a 54Mbps wifi link; even though everything says the wifi is 2.4G@300Mbps and 5G@867Mbps.
Resets and power cycles did nothing. And here's where the problem starts:
I backrev'd the firmware to v2.6.1.38. The speed limit remains.
Anyone know how to actually reset the slave, or did the v2.7.1.33 patch write some NV code or settings and I've essentially bricked my RBS20?
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I can add that the router/satellite link is now reporting it is in CONFIG SYNC ... where it use to say GOOD.
Seems there are many reports of the backhaul sync status getting messed up, and no clear way to resolve the issue once it happens.
Other than horrid Netgear Software Quality controls, probably something they introduced when trying to fix the DNS bug.
After a dozen resets, resyncs, and power cycles with and without 1000bT wires connected to the slave, and reloading the CBR40 setup from a few days ago, the slave finally reconnected and created a working backhaul. In other words, it is a random event that allows it to work.
I am reluctant to do a test power cycle or reboot... I just don't feel like screaming right now.
