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New Orbi setup - satellites keep disconnecting
Hey all, Just finished setting up the Orbi. Upon updating the firmware for the router (manually), I had to re-sync the satellites. Took a few tries, but ended up working. Post updating the firmwa...
Well that's a fun way to start day one with this setup ... ugh.
So revert router + satellites? Looks like my satellites are offline again, this is getting annoying.
Yeah. esiebert7625 has some good advice on preventing it from re-updating to the broken firmware on the topic I started here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/A-way-to-disable-auto-update-of-firmware-V1-12-0-18/m-p/1325117#M10471
You should still be able to log into the satellite to manually downgrade its firmware using its IP address as long as you're connected to the Orbi router.
Thanks.
I can't connect to the satellites though. They are 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 and neither replies within a web browser.