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JodysCars
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Apr 06, 2020
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Orbi RBR50 looses Internet several times a day

I have an Orbi RBR50 with 2 RBS50 satellites connected to a NG CM1000.  I have Xfinity gigabit service.  I have a NG GS308P installed after the router  I installed it in September of 2019 (of coarse ...
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    Retired_Member
    Apr 09, 2020
    JodysCars wrote:
    Correct, I went back to 2.3.5.30

    Nice :smileyhappy:

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Retired_Member
Apr 07, 2020
JodysCars wrote:

I have an Orbi RBR50 with 2 RBS50 satellites connected to a NG CM1000.  I have Xfinity gigabit service.  I have a NG GS308P installed after the router  I installed it in September of 2019 (of coarse fresh out of warranty and tech support - thats a whole other complaint) all was fine until about a week ago and it continually drops internet and wifi.  I can unplug and plug back in and it will start working again for a few hours.  The problem is my wife now is working from home and both of my kids have been setup to do school online.  I work from home 2-3 times a week.

 

House is 4800sqft 3 stories.

satellites are aprox 45 feet away from RBR50

firmware V2.5.1.8

Modem NETGEAR CM1000

Switch NETGEARGS308P

 

Any ideas??

Bad firmware.    All other advice is a wild goose chase