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ORBI RBR50 with 3 Satellites - Some Devices having difficulty obtaining IP ADDRESSES
I have an ORBI RBK50 System with (3) Connected Satellites. Things were working great for a few months, until my phone had diffuclty connecting to the Wifi. It could not obtain an IP Address. After po...
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marcoa wrote:
I have an ORBI RBK50 System with (3) Connected Satellites. Things were working great for a few months, until my phone had diffuclty connecting to the Wifi. It could not obtain an IP Address. After power cycling the modem / router / satellites, some items work and connect, some do not. After about (5) power cycles, sometimes things start working together, but I can't understand why it takes this long. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated on why some devices connect, and why some other devices can't connect. Many Thanks in advance.