No transmittion speed seen in Obi App

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Sanibel1 wrote:

 

in my Orbi APP i don't see any longer the transmittion speed of my connected devices to the Satellites.

All Systems are up to the latest Version of Firmware.

 

And please don't tell me I have to do a Firmware Reset- please..

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I, also have the latest firmware on my Orbi, and the 'app'

• Shows the Link Rate for devices connected to the router
• Shows the Link Rate for devices connected to an RBS40V satellite
• Does not show the Link rate for devices connected to an RBS50 satellite.

There is a third part tool that uses SOAP calls to display Orbi information in an Excel spreadsheet.  That too displays the same information. Router and RBS40V have Link Rates and signal strength. RBS50 has no Link Rate and every device shows a signal strength of 100%.  The fault, therefore, is not in the Orbi 'app' but in the firmware that collects inforamation from the satellite.Netgear quality control strikes again!

So I have a decision to make. How important is it for the Orbi 'app' to show Link Rates on devices connected to that satellite? (or for my Excel tool to do that?)  I could experiment with loading previous versions of firmware to find the most recent version that 'works'.

As one may have guessed, my choice remains, "Oh, well. Maybe someday Link Rates will come back, but I doubt it."

If this feature is a "deal breaker", then  yes, not only a firmware reset, but perhaps many firmware reloads and resets.

I can offer one ray of hope.  Doing a firmware reset is not all that bad if the configuration is saved and reloaded.  Takes about 15 minutes.

• Save a copy of the current config to a computer using the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net)
  (Advanced Tab, Administration, Backup Settings)
• On the same menu page, select "Revert to Factory Settings".
  (Or do the paperclip routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMw4ePACgc4 )
• When the Orbi router reboots, connect to the router again.
• Go through the setup process to the point that the web menu appears
  (Turning down Circle, Armor, not setting anything, not registering the Orbi, etc.)
• Return to the Advanced Tab, Administration, Backup Settings and Restore settings from your computer.
• The Orbi wlll reboot and you're done.

I say a tiny ray of hope because I have no confidence that the problem is some error that has crept into the Orbi memory.  Instead the problem is probably coded into the firmware and this 15 minutes will not result in any improvement.