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Orbi Lan connection issues
Hi! My orbi system (RBR50 with 2 RBS50) has been great, it provides strong and reliable wifi everywhere but recently a major bug has been troubling me. The system will randomly drop LAN communicat...
> Maybe its an issue with a specific satellite.
It happens on both of them. More so for the devices in between the router and one of the satellites. A reboot of the satillite fixes it.
> Are your satellites hardwired in or using the wireless backhaul?
Wireless backhaul. I cannot wire them.
> Any switches connected?
Netgear unmanaged GS308. This shouldnt effect the orbi due to being unmanaged.
> What gateway is the router connected to?
Just a NBN Arris box for internet. This would not effect the orbis routing capability.
What arris box is it?
Brick walls are great for creating instabilities between router/satellites.
have you tried using powerline or moca adapters to hardwire in the satellites?
Hi,
The arris box has a model number of "CM8200" It really shouldnt be doing anything as its just a cable modem.
I agree that brick walls can cause instability, and that could be the issue, But due to them having a good backhaul signal i don’t think that’s the issue. I also believe this because it only happens to some devices, and not all of them at the same time which makes me to think its something else. Other then this, the system is great.
No I have not tried powerline ethernet.
Thanks for replying.I would turn off all RBS and all wired and wireless devices. Maybe change the SSID name to something different temporarily. Then test with just the RBR alone with a wired PC. I'd check some pings between the PC and RBR. Check pings between the PC with the ISP Modem alone with out the RBR. Then add a RBS and check pings at the RBR again. Add any additional RBS while checking pings. Check stability. Change the SSID name back to what you had it at. Check stability again. Then add a wired device and check stability. Might see if you notice anything while graduating adding devices.
I have noticed when doing all of this is removing all my reserved IPs, except for some that’s needed, *seems* to have solved it. Such a strange issue as i thought reserved ips help the routers stability. Any ideas? Possibly a syncing issue between the satillites? I have resynced the satillites many times though.
