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Orbi RBR50 Ping Spiking
Over the past few days my ping while being wired into my sattelite has been spiking into the 300-500 range for a second or two and it would spike roughly every minute or so. Obviously its extremely a...
There has been no new devices on the network, the computer definitely isnt the source of the problem as I've tried 3 different pc's and multiple consoles and the problem persists throughout. Pluggin directly into the modem I haven't seen any issues. The ISP's modem is a Arris BGW210-700, this problem originally started a few weeks ago so I went through with my ISP first and they even came out and replaced all their products here and the problem is still happening.
This Arris model is a combination modem/telephone/router/WiFi unit. Although having "two routers" seems to work for many people, the concensus is that this is "not good". One of them should be made "not a router" and "not broadcasting WiFi".
Would turning my orbi into AP mode fix that?
Thre are two choices:
- Make the Arris "only a modem", or
- Put the Orbi into Access Point mode.
Either way, the Arris should be configured to turn off WiFi.
Putting the Orbi into AP mode means that the Arris will manage ALL router functions (asigning IP addresses, port forwarding, firewall, etc.)
Features unique to Orbi do not apply in AP mode, such as Disney Circle and Bitdefender Armor.
Ill give that a try, thanks! :)