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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...
Sounds like your new satellite might be located too far from the Orbi router to make a stable backhaul connection. You might need to move the router and/or the satellite to different spots to get a stable connection.
That is why it worked all week last week with no issues. Not sold.
st_shaw wrote:
Sounds like your new satellite might be located too far from the Orbi router to make a stable backhaul connection. You might need to move the router and/or the satellite to different spots to get a stable connection.
mfroggie wrote:
That is why it worked all week last week with no issues. Not sold.
st_shaw wrote:Sounds like your new satellite might be located too far from the Orbi router to make a stable backhaul connection. You might need to move the router and/or the satellite to different spots to get a stable connection.
Since the 1.10.x firmware was released, the stability of the system is very erratic. It can work for weeks at a time fine, but then, go completely unstable. If you're getting the magenta circle, you need to move it closer. Closer can mean 20 feet from the router or even less since the 2.0.x release. It sounds absurd, but sadly true.
@TXGunLover wrote:
mfroggie wrote:
That is why it worked all week last week with no issues. Not sold.
st_shaw wrote:Sounds like your new satellite might be located too far from the Orbi router to make a stable backhaul connection. You might need to move the router and/or the satellite to different spots to get a stable connection.
Since the 1.10.x firmware was released, the stability of the system is very erratic. It can work for weeks at a time fine, but then, go completely unstable. If you're getting the magenta circle, you need to move it closer. Closer can mean 20 feet from the router or even less since the 2.0.x release. It sounds absurd, but sadly true.
Not having stability problems here, before or since the 1.10 firmware. Using 2.0.0.76 Beta right now, and it's performing well. The usual great wireless coverage, and the wireless signal is a little stronger than it was with 2.0.0.74. I did have to move my satellite a little closer to the router with the 2.0.0.74 firmware version, but it's still far enough away to give me full house wireless coverage. My router is at one end of my house, and the satellite is about in the middle, at least 30 feet away (and several walls) from the router.
As a side note, I'm using the Orbi in AP mode, happy with that.
No stability issues for me either, after 11 months of operation, in AP mode.
I would bet that many of the infrequent issues folks are having are RF related. From reading these forums you can see there are a great many wireless devices that clobber each other. Orbi really needs a way to monitor the backhaul signal strength and noise so people can know if they have issues.
Whenever Netgear finally releases the wired backhaul feature that could solve a lot of problems.
