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Orbi Dropping Internet
Somebody out there probably needs this solution. Maybe this post will be easier than my original post for someone else to find. Much thanks to CrimpOn for posting it to my question ten days ago. Until this problem began, my Orbi had worked without interuption for five months (excluding weather related). When the problem began, I was rebooting Orbi router 8-10 times per day in order to reconnect the internet.
"There is a horrible situation that started with the change in Daylight Saving Time that causes certain Orbi RBR50 routers to stop resolving Domain Names until they are restarted. Netgear engineers have traced the problem to a coding error in the Traffic Meter feature. Looks like there is abolutely no chance Netgear will release a firmware fix before April, so the easiest solution is to go into the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Traffic Meter (toward the bottom of the menu) and uncheck "Enable Traffic Meter" and Apply." - CrimpOn
You can ask the forum moderator for a beta if you like thats being offered.
SCMrEason wrote:Somebody out there probably needs this solution. Maybe this post will be easier than my original post for someone else to find. Much thanks to CrimpOn for posting it to my question ten days ago. Until this problem began, my Orbi had worked without interuption for five months (excluding weather related). When the problem began, I was rebooting Orbi router 8-10 times per day in order to reconnect the internet.
"There is a horrible situation that started with the change in Daylight Saving Time that causes certain Orbi RBR50 routers to stop resolving Domain Names until they are restarted. Netgear engineers have traced the problem to a coding error in the Traffic Meter feature. Looks like there is abolutely no chance Netgear will release a firmware fix before April, so the easiest solution is to go into the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Traffic Meter (toward the bottom of the menu) and uncheck "Enable Traffic Meter" and Apply." - CrimpOn
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Thanks for the reminder.
The sad part is that version 2.7.2.104 is still available for download. For the uninformed this could lead to hours of frustration.
You can ask the forum moderator for a beta if you like thats being offered.
SCMrEason wrote:Somebody out there probably needs this solution. Maybe this post will be easier than my original post for someone else to find. Much thanks to CrimpOn for posting it to my question ten days ago. Until this problem began, my Orbi had worked without interuption for five months (excluding weather related). When the problem began, I was rebooting Orbi router 8-10 times per day in order to reconnect the internet.
"There is a horrible situation that started with the change in Daylight Saving Time that causes certain Orbi RBR50 routers to stop resolving Domain Names until they are restarted. Netgear engineers have traced the problem to a coding error in the Traffic Meter feature. Looks like there is abolutely no chance Netgear will release a firmware fix before April, so the easiest solution is to go into the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Advanced Setup, Traffic Meter (toward the bottom of the menu) and uncheck "Enable Traffic Meter" and Apply." - CrimpOn
