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gebert63
Mar 21, 2021Follower
Frustrating WIFI Drops - RBR50V2
We had a perfecting working system (1 RBR50V2 with (2) RBS50V2 Satellites. We received them in a single box as a kit. It ran great for over 15 months and we couldn't be happier with it. About a mon...
sspoly77
Mar 21, 2021Aspirant
I have an RBR50 and I've recently had the same issue. Devices can connect to the wifi, but not the internet. Devices hard wired into the base, or satelites work just fine, but anything wifi doesn't.
I can reboot the router and things will work fine for about 10 minutes or so, then nothing wifi will connect to the internet anymore.
Modem is a Aris Surfboard TM822R
Router is RBR50 with the new update just pushed V2.7.2.104
Orbi is in Router mode.
The issue started before the update was installed I believe, but now it's constant. I can reboot the router and things can connect for a bit, then they just stop working.
- vajimMar 21, 2021Master
sspoly77 wrote:I have an RBR50 and I've recently had the same issue. Devices can connect to the wifi, but not the internet. Devices hard wired into the base, or satelites work just fine, but anything wifi doesn't.
I can reboot the router and things will work fine for about 10 minutes or so, then nothing wifi will connect to the internet anymore.
Modem is a Aris Surfboard TM822R
Router is RBR50 with the new update just pushed V2.7.2.104
Orbi is in Router mode.
The issue started before the update was installed I believe, but now it's constant. I can reboot the router and things can connect for a bit, then they just stop working.
The issue started before the update was installed I believe, but now it's constant.
only you will know that
how often do you update your firmware?
- sspoly77Mar 21, 2021Aspirant
very rarely. It was having some drop issues so I installed the new update. Not sure if it was the same issue or not.
- SCMrEasonApr 08, 2021Guide
I have same Orbi and was having the same problem in late March, after working perfectly for five months. This solution worked for me (thanks again @CrimpOn, I'm just paying it forward).
"There is a horrible situation that started with the change in Daylight Saving Time that causes certain Orbi RBR50 routers to stop resolving Domain Names until they are restarted. Netgear engineers have traced the problem to a coding error in the Traffic Meter feature. Looks like there is abolutely no chance Netgear will release a firmware fix before April, so the easiest solution is to go into the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Traffic Meter (toward the bottom of the menu) and uncheck "Enable Traffic Meter" and Apply." - @CrimpOn