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Orbi - DFS Radar detected - no internet for 8 minutes
Hello - I have seen many posts about Orbis dropping their connection, so apologies if in my newbie enthusiasm I am duplicating a known problem. I have the RBK50 pair of Router and Satellite. I am running firmware V2.0.0.72. The RBR50 is in AP mode since it is connected to a Swisscom router/modem (I live in Switzerland). I regularly get interruptions on the network, and there seem to be more since the latest firmware upgrade. This morning I had more time to investigate, and found the following in the log
[Internet connected] IP address: 192.168.1.107, Monday, September 18, 2017 09:48:25
[Internet disconnected] Monday, September 18, 2017 09:48:06
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 120, Monday, September 18, 2017 09:41:53
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 108, Monday, September 18, 2017 09:41:50
it seems to match the 10 minutes or so when nothing was working in the house
I am guessing that this is the backhaul link between the satellite and router since the 5Ghz channel in use for normal connections is channel 36
Anybody else seen this? Is there a way to configure the backhaul link to not use DFS channels?
Terry
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I am interested in this as well as I get internet drops on my satellite. The satellite appears online still but there is no connection to the internet. If I switch to the router I have internet access.
I am on V2.0.0.72
[DFS radar]All DFS channel been ban,stop wifi2, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:19:37
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 124, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:19:34
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 124, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:17:24
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 100, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:17:21
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 100, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:17:08
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 112, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:17:05
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 112, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:15:17
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 104, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:15:14
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 104, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:15:07
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 116, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:15:04
[DFS radar]Changing to DFS channel 116, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:12:31
[DFS radar]Radar found on channel 108, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:12:28What log do you see this on? Did you have to turn on Debug log to get these, because I don't see any of those messages in my router log?
This may needed be a cause of the dropouts some people are experiencing.
Hello aaz,
I can view the logs @: Orbilogin.com-->Advanced-->Administration-->Logs