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Ben8
Feb 02, 2021Guide
Orbi RBR40 Lost Power & Will Not Reconnect to Modem
I lost power last night, but when it came back on the Orbi RBR40 router would not connect to my Arris Surfboard DOCSIS 3.1 modem. The modem powered on just fine and is connected, but the router will...
- Feb 02, 2021I used Google Chrome. I’ve been on the phone and in a remote session with Netgear support for an hour and a half and they could not get it to work either. They had the same issue with the firmware files not downloading properly, so they’re sending me a new router and refunding me the support package expense.
Who knows how long it will take, so thank god for the phone hot spot.
Thanks again for the help!
FURRYe38
Feb 02, 2021Guru
Corrupted?
What browser did you use to download the FW file?
You did unpack the .zip file after you downloaded the RBR file correct?
Ben8 wrote:No luck. I downloaded the firmware from the Netgear website for the RBR40 model i have, but it says the files are corrupted. Guess Netgear will get their way, and extort me out of $90. I'm off to pay for a support package now.
Thanks to all for the suggestions!
Ben8
Feb 02, 2021Guide
I used Google Chrome. I’ve been on the phone and in a remote session with Netgear support for an hour and a half and they could not get it to work either. They had the same issue with the firmware files not downloading properly, so they’re sending me a new router and refunding me the support package expense.
Who knows how long it will take, so thank god for the phone hot spot.
Thanks again for the help!
Who knows how long it will take, so thank god for the phone hot spot.
Thanks again for the help!
- plemansFeb 02, 2021Guru
Glad your getting it replaced!
- FURRYe38Feb 02, 2021Guru
I recommend NOT using Chrome for doing any FW updates. Use Edge, Firefox if you do any FW updates for FW file downloads.
Glad that it's getting replaced.
Ben8 wrote:
I used Google Chrome. I’ve been on the phone and in a remote session with Netgear support for an hour and a half and they could not get it to work either. They had the same issue with the firmware files not downloading properly, so they’re sending me a new router and refunding me the support package expense.
Who knows how long it will take, so thank god for the phone hot spot.
Thanks again for the help! - BoilerPlateFeb 03, 2021Apprentice
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- vajimFeb 03, 2021Master
BoilerPlate wrote:vajim< User Beware. :smileysad:
Hey it's my friend again who insists on personal attacks. Hold on and we'll get the moderators over here