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Orbi RBR50 frequently losing connection
I've had the Orbi RBR50 for nearly 2 years with no issues. Just a couple days ago, however, it has suddenly started losing connection several times a day. The connection is fine when I connect my P...
I've been experiencing similar issues since the same firmware release was loaded. The only way I've been able to restore access to the internet, is to login to my Orbi, Select "Internet" then click the "APPLY" button. Within a minute everything comes back online.
You can use this for options to work around the issue (Option I is probably the one you want):
https://www.reddit.com/r/orbi/comments/m5l3vk/orbi_dropping_dns/
I disabled the Traffic Meter as suggested and my network has been stable for 2 days now. Seems to have done the trick. Thanks!
Lost of ways to temporarily relieve the problem.
- Reboot the router
- Reset the DNS settings (it doesn't seem to matter which option you choose or what DNS servers you popint to)
Essentially re-apply *anything* that causes the router to refresh it's network settings seems to work for a few hours.
Somewhat longer term solution is to go back to an older version of firmware (note: if you have a mesh network - you only need to rollback the router itself - NOT any of the satellites). I went back to the .102 version and it has been stable for roughly a week.
There are threads that describe using Voxel firmware but I have not tried that source.
I have been told Netgear is working on the issue so I expect at some point in the next ~days(?) there may be a new version that is designed to address this problem.
The only thing Netgear are working on is my nerves.
The NTP must be pointed elsewhere and the traffic measurement function turned off.
They also know as much about how DNS works as the Comcast crew knows (0).
However Xfinity DNS for me is stable and working well at the moment (a miracle no less).
The NTP change with the Channel stats thing turned off has been the deal clincher for me.
It has been very stable since these changes.
Stick with your ISP DNS settings
Yes but you have to do this every hour...very unstable.
hankster42 wrote:I've been experiencing similar issues since the same firmware release was loaded. The only way I've been able to restore access to the internet, is to login to my Orbi, Select "Internet" then click the "APPLY" button. Within a minute everything comes back online.
Yes but you have to do this every hour and it ain't stable.
Just disable Trafic stats and point NTP to stable NTP instance.
US Navy is solid.
Only thing you have to do is disable Traffic Meter. You can enable DST and either use NGs time server or something else. You don't have to do this every hour. Once TM is disabled. All will work normally.
Thanks for sharing this info. I made the changed. I will see how it goes.
This is interesting. Firmware check service unreachable.
Netgear fix it.
