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Orbi MR 2.1 issues update 3/9/18
Let me give you a quick update on the status since the last time we posted. Over the last several weeks, we assembled a cross functional team, locked them in a room with food and coffee and dedicate...
Check out this post for an update on this issue:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-MR-2-1-Update-3-23-18/m-p/1533584#M26234
I have been experimenting with a velop. So far all is working properly and I do connect to the closest node. I did notice this did take some time for this to work correctly. As the setup is all done wireless and after I moved to the correct place in my house and used wired connections. I had to renew connections from some devices to get them to switch to the closet node. Not sure if swicth while roaming i will have to test that later. But I have not noticed any problems from where devices are. There is not much roaming from room to room.
But I really hope that netgear is close to a solution for the orbi. i do have a long return policy as i got directly from linksys. Hmm that return policy is as long as netgear gives for tech support. maybe netgear should look into customer safisfaction. As I am not satified that my orbi does not work right.
So it looks like Velop is an inferior product after all.
I have had no major issues, except for one minor problem - satellite having lots of active network sessions (3198/65536) even if unused - visible on satellite debug page. I reported that. But it does not affect stability in any way.
wildhorsewrote:So it looks like Velop is an inferior product after all.
I have had no major issues, except for one minor problem - satellite having lots of active network sessions (3198/65536) even if unused - visible on satellite debug page. I reported that. But it does not affect stability in any way.
Well i have not had an issue since i started testing a velop. I have not dropped my connection at all. I have a wired backhaul. this is not possible now with a orbi.
I would really like orbi to be working properly but if i try and user it i get aboyut 10 minutes before the internet connection drops. So to me right now the orbi is inferior. And the tech support at netgear does not know how to fix it. How mant months has this been going on now. They should have left it all back on the first firmware. It at least worked then.
Strange how they can get the orbi pro working but not this one.