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Guest WiFi randomly drops Internet connection
I have 2 RBS50s and 1 RBR50. My setup has been running flawlessly for years, as in no issues. Recently (last month), the Guest WiFi randomly drops the Internet connection. The WiFi is there, but ...
there is a newer 2.7.3.22 firmware out there
Have you tried it?
I don't want to put my wife's laptop on the primary Orbi WiFi, that's the whole point. :smileyhappy: I need and want to keep it separate. They install some apps that I don't necessarily trust (separate issue over which I don't have control), so I need to keep that device separate from the primary network.
It did happen a while ago (after the FW upgrade), and then again more frequently recently. I am not claiming that it is the fw upgrade, thus the question, but it does smell like it a bit especially when considering other posts with similar issues.
My ORBI config is very simple, so I am going to try and upgrade to the latest FW and if that doesn't fix the issue, I will do the factory reset.
We've also noticed unstable Guest network issues, like you describe. Main network totally solid. FW: V2.7.2.104
How'd the reset go? Any better?
- I upgraded to the FW version mentioned above and so far so good. But that does not mean the issue is fixed. Usually I would turn the guest network off/on and it would work fine for some random amount of time. Sometimes a day, sometimes several. Same if I restarted the router/satellites.
So I am not holding my breath here.Fair enough, I upgraded as well. Let's see how it goes. Thanks.
Yeah, Guest network is now pretty much unusable. People can connect but website loads insanely slow or time out. It's just really unstable. The normal network is 100% solid, only the Guest network is a mess. Any way to fix this? It wasn't always like this.
FW: V2.7.3.22
Router RBR50 RBR50 V2.7.3.22 No new firmware version available. Satellite RBS50 ACOrbi Satellite-1 V2.7.3.22 No new firmware version available. Satellite RBS50 ACOrbi Satellite-2 V2.7.3.22 No new firmware version available. Satellite RBS50 ACOrbi Satellite-3 V2.7.3.22 No new firmware version available.