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Orbi as AP - Extremely poor LAN pings and packet drops
So I upgraded (??) to an Orbi RBK 50 earlier this week in the hope i will get seamless coverage on 2 floors - Regretting having brought this device now I have the device setup in AP mode with the...
So as expected, the Orbi updated itself to the latest firware (2.4.10 i think)
Surprisingly, the devices are steady and stable even after the update vs the utterly useless state they were in on the same firmware earlier. It's only been 7-8 hours so i guess i still have to wait and watch but the difference between the earlier state and now is stark!
In the last attempt that worked, what I did differently was :
1) Downgrade to 2.0.74
2) performed a full 30/30/30 reset
3) Completed the setup via a LAN cable and a broswer (and not the app)
4) Used the LAN port instead of WAN port for the RBR50
Since nothing else has changed in the setup, I can only surmise that the initial out-of-box setup that I did with an android phone and the orbi app ran into some glitches and corrupted the NVRAM or some other setting which the full 30/30/30 reset resolved.
In all previous attempts (and I tried several times), I had tried normal reset (10 seconds reset button press)
Perhaps others who have a flaky connection can also try and see if this helps.
Thanks for the tip..
Looks like I finally managed to solve it after wasting a good 6 hours of my time from midnight to morning 5AM (Don't even ask how I stumbled through work today)
Here is what worked for me after plenty of hit & trial (and lurking through these boards)
1) Connected WAN cable from router to a LAN port on the RBR50 (and not the WAN port) - this means the magenta light stays lit but I can live with it
2) Downgraded firmware to 2.0.0.74
3) a 30/30/30 reset (i.e. press reset for 30seconds while powered up/keep reset pressed for another 30 while unplugging the device/ keep reset pressed for another 30 while powering it back - the power led turns amber and then red at final step before turning green again)
Fingers crossed that it stays that way- at the moment, LAN pings seem to be stable for the last few hours
Got to admit that I have never ever had to spend so much time troubleshooting a networking device - and this is probably my 15th over the last 15 years - barring the exception of my first ever bridging adventure circa 2004
Actually makes me wonder how this device gets the kind of ratings it has on amazon.com or on all review sites
The reviews on Amazon India aren't particularly positive (where I purchased it from) -yet I took the plunge based on Amazon US reviews...Perhaps the Netgear spin doctors haven't really bothered with Amazon India reviews yet