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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...
SCMrEason
Apr 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