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Orbi and Lennox iComfort thermostat
I've just had a new Lennox iComfort thermostat installed, and it will not connect to Orbi. The thermostat will connect to my iPhone hotspot, but not Orbi. The thermostat shows a good WiFi signal fro...
I do the wifi setup right at the iComfort panel.
I upgraded the firmware to the latest 2.1.4.14 and it connected once for about 30 minutes, but then disconnected again. And again, it's showing 3 identical SSIDs being broadcast.
The iComfort panel just sits at "joining" until displaying an error, wifi command timed out. This problem is new to me, and it's only been since 2.1.4.10/14 releases.
can you forget all of the previous networks and start over? Weird that you can see three different networks, can you see them on all devices?
The weird thing is all of my other devices work fine. Even the other devices on the 2.4 band. Both the Lennox and the New 3ds see three identical SSIDs whereas the other 2.4 band devices only see one. And only the Lennox iComfort E30 is having trouble staying connected.
This problem started with the last forced update. I really don't understand why Netgear is forcing consumers to update their Orbi units when every time it adds a host of new issues. I was fine on 2.1.3.4 ... why can't I simply stay on that one?
sounds like your thermo is being confused (3 networks) with the Orbi and the Sats. If you're running Sats, try turning them off and then try to setup the thermo.
Thanks, but I tried that and no dice. Even with satellites disconnected the iComfort won't connect. Don't get it.
Is there a way to force my Orbi to stay on 2.1.3.4 which I know was working? Don't want to keep reflashing when Netgear pushes non-functional updates.