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Orbi Speed Issue wired and wireless
I have used a Netgear nighthawk for the past couple of years and was pleased. We started to have some issues with the old router so I thought I would upgrade to the newer Orbi system about 3 w...
After a firmware update, if you're hving issues, one of the hints mentioned previously on this forum was to do an NVRAM reset and after that do a factory default reset. When those two are complete, reconfigure your ORBI as you want but do it manually. DO NOT USE any saved configuation files to reconfigure your ORBI.
Additionally, after the reset/reconfigure DO NOT USE the built-in Speedtest on the QOS setup page. Apparently, that test mode is causing some users to have slow-downs and other anomolies. Having said all that, I'm not a WiFi expert by any stretch of the imagination. I'm merely trying to help out with some potential fixes. Overall, I've been pleased with the performance of the ORBI system in my environment. There are still issues in my system too but nowhere near as many as other folks continue to report. One final note, I am running the previous firmware version 2.0.0.74. Good luck!
Tucsontico. Many thanks am trying this out and hoping for the best. I am getting kind of frustrated as I have owned several routers and have never had one that was this much of a hassle. My last Netgear router was great, there was an occassional need to reboot that one, but nothing like my Orbi.