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DaveAnderson
Mar 16, 2021Guide
Joining the crowd of RBR50/RBS50 which broke after firmware upgrade
I upgraded the firmware on my router around a day ago, and have repeatedly had the internet cut out. Wifi would keep functioning (you could be connected), but there was no internet behind the wifi. ...
- Mar 17, 2021
I've now gone around 24 hours without the internet cutting out (previously it was going out every few hours, and 100% was out when I'd wake up in the morning). I'm going to call this a "fix" until I learn otherwise.
Downgraded both the router and satellite to 2.3.5.30.https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBR50-V2.3.5.30.zip
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBS50-V2.3.5.30.zip
For those 2 files: You install the RBR firmware on the router, and the RBS firmware on the satellite.
You go to the IP address of the router to update it's firmware, then look at devices list, find the IP address of the satellite(s), go to that ip address in your browser (log in), and update the firmware on the satellite.
Easy peasy for even non-technical people.
billasch
Mar 18, 2021Guide
Having the same issue. Orbi Router loses internet connectivity for MOST activities. However, yesterday I noticed my son's Discord kept running...even though he could not access basic websites. Today, I was in a Zoom call,where Zoom kept running, but I was unable to access any websites.
I logged into my router's settings, clicked around a bit and after a couple of minutes it started working normally again.
This has been happening since Sunday at least.
I am running firmware V2.6.1.40