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Orbi RBR 50 hacked - Netgear, what are you doing to protect us?
I got a suspicious email on gmail 2 weeks ago - one of those "whats up" with no message body. I don't think I even opened it, but something triggered in the msg preview and seemed to run something. ...
Thx, between coverage issues upstairs, and needing ethernet jacks for the NAS in the mezzanine area, I ended up with 3 satellites. One thing I didn't realize is that the 5G signals probably have a harder time penetrating the metal walls around the BR and that 2.4 would have been better.
Anyway I appreciate your help. But it's kind of for naught.
Yesterday the internet in our neighborhood went out and when it came back on, the RBR50 would not reboot. Steady green light but nothing would reset it. I tried all the methods I could find. Even tftp would connect and seem to upload the file but then would fail.
So I went down to B&H photo and walked out with an ASUS XT9. Setup was a breeze. I'm trying just two units and opposite ends of the apartment. We'll see if my wife notices I moved the NAS to the bedroom! She wouldn't like it much in the living room either. Setup and performance seems good so far and hopefully I can stick with just the two units. I like that both units can be routers or satellites, which gives me options in case one fails or we move.
As for whether I was hacked a few weeks ago or the router was the initial stages of the router failing, who knows. I still think it acted like a hack.
The clincher to ditching netgear was seeing how many people report bricked RBR50s as well as how many have resorted to alternate firmware. I just don't have time for all that. So in the end if I can revive the RBR, great. Otherwise I'll just put the satellites on craigslist and be done with Netgear for a while.
Thx
Where is this Mezzanine? Lower level under or near the bedroom where RBS 4 is?
RBS 3 and 4 are too close to each other. You might try turning OFF #4 RBS.
Ya, I'd turn down the power to 50% or 25% and observe.
Thx, between coverage issues upstairs, and needing ethernet jacks for the NAS in the mezzanine area, I ended up with 3 satellites. One thing I didn't realize is that the 5G signals probably have a harder time penetrating the metal walls around the BR and that 2.4 would have been better.
Anyway I appreciate your help. But it's kind of for naught.
Yesterday the internet in our neighborhood went out and when it came back on, the RBR50 would not reboot. Steady green light but nothing would reset it. I tried all the methods I could find. Even tftp would connect and seem to upload the file but then would fail.
So I went down to B&H photo and walked out with an ASUS XT9. Setup was a breeze. I'm trying just two units and opposite ends of the apartment. We'll see if my wife notices I moved the NAS to the bedroom! She wouldn't like it much in the living room either. Setup and performance seems good so far and hopefully I can stick with just the two units. I like that both units can be routers or satellites, which gives me options in case one fails or we move.
As for whether I was hacked a few weeks ago or the router was the initial stages of the router failing, who knows. I still think it acted like a hack.
The clincher to ditching netgear was seeing how many people report bricked RBR50s as well as how many have resorted to alternate firmware. I just don't have time for all that. So in the end if I can revive the RBR, great. Otherwise I'll just put the satellites on craigslist and be done with Netgear for a while.
Thx
Yes, higher frequency is more susceptible to building materials. Nature of the beast for any wifi router.
Try a 30-30-30 reset.
Possible failure of the FW as well.
Good Luck.