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Handling Orbi Router Issues after Power Outage
Sharing this to hopefully help someone else, as well as welcoming comments from experts out there. I had an extended power outage (7 hours), with some brown outs/false starts, and when things cam...
Before jumping through any hoops to sort out a network after a power cut, the first move has to be to restart everything systematically and in the correct order. Don't just leave them to reboot in random order.
Turn off everything, then restart things on the correct order: modem (wait until it is ready) > router (wait until it is ready) > satellites and other network infrastructure and then other devices such as PCs, NSAs, etc.
In that way, they will get their addresses in the right order, with less risk of confusion and duplication.
You can also make life easier by reserving IP addresses for devices so that they always get the same address.
Before jumping through any hoops to sort out a network after a power cut, the first move has to be to restart everything systematically and in the correct order. Don't just leave them to reboot in random order.
Turn off everything, then restart things on the correct order: modem (wait until it is ready) > router (wait until it is ready) > satellites and other network infrastructure and then other devices such as PCs, NSAs, etc.
In that way, they will get their addresses in the right order, with less risk of confusion and duplication.
You can also make life easier by reserving IP addresses for devices so that they always get the same address.
michaelkenward thanks for the feedback! You are correct that powering everything down first would be ideal, however, for me, that's a lot more hoops to jump through versus the process I described. Powering down and starting up 60 devices is a pretty big hassle (devices scattered over 3 stories). The process I shared sped things up considerably by focusing on the devices needing attention.
Also, in my case, I have a lot of Kasa smart switches that cannot be "turned off" (without flipping breakers that also power router). They can be restarted, but it appears they were not giving up their IP lease on restart. Maybe this is more of an issue with the Kasa devices.
I agree that reserving IP's should help prevent future issues, so I'm gonna do that.
I'd really like my network to have a chance at coming back on-line when I'm out of town in case of power outage/restoration. My alarm system will still work (connects via cellular if internet access gone), however, supporting technologies like cameras and lighting won't work after power restoration if network is messed up.