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Orbi satellite dropping connection
Right to the point: my Orbi system has 2 satellites and 1 main tower. The internet drops/slows down (to the point where internet browsing is not possible) 2-3 times per day randomly without warning o...
... or enable the Ethernet backhaul that will (I hope) correct the issue for people who can connect the 2 parts to Ethernet
Hello,
Same issue here with my system and they have really gotten bad the past month. I have 1 router and 3 satellites and they constantly drop the signal and restart. Sometimes every 6-10 minutes and sometimes I will go hours with no problems. I am thinking about changing to Linksys Velop or Eero Gen 2 by Friday, so support if you hear me please reach out to me so I don't have to trash your product. I paid way to much for this crap and have got 5 of my neighbor's on the Orbi system and now they are having the same issues.
I am currently running Firmware V2.0.0.72
Thanks.
I came back from holiday to find my satelitte broken. I've reset and experienced two diff scenarios.
1. Satelitte and router communicate for few hours then satelitte becomes a normal attached device. Clients connect to it and get no access / constant drops
2. Satelitte and router never connect and just pulse white
currently I have the sat turned off and can't get it back online. I've had this just over 90 days :-(