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Destructormode
Feb 13, 2019Aspirant
Having large lag spikes on WiFi every 10-15 seconds
Good day forums, I finally made the jump to a mesh network last month with the RBK50, one additional satellite, and one plug in satellite. So far it has been great- I have a large old home with thi...
Destructormode
Feb 22, 2019Aspirant
I refreshed the debug screen a number of times in a row, and here are my values:
17
25
17
14
43
12
48
19
47
14
14
43
28
19
37
15
This was done after I confirmed the spikes were actively happeneing.
Chuck_M
Feb 22, 2019Mentor
When the spikes occur, what network are you on? 5G or 2.4?
If you can test to see if the spikes are on only one band that would be useful. If it is on both bands, it would indicate either the backhaul is having issues or the Orbi itself is problematic.
There is a new version of firmware in beta testing that has resolved some backhaul issues as well as some others... perhaps it would be faster for you to join the beta, update your firmware and see if that resolves the issue.
The beta test link is here if you want to try that approach