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aellul
Jul 23, 2017Star
ORBI strange issue HELP PLEASE
Hi all, I have a very strange issue with my ORBI and to be honest I have never ever came across this on any router. I have have set up the ORBI router downstairs and the satellite upstairs. ...
st_shaw
Aug 01, 2017Master
aellul Is this an older laptop? It sounds like the WIFI adapter might be incompatible with Orbi's single SSID approach. Maybe it's an older 2.4 GHz-olny adapter?
An easy solution might be to buy a cheap USB WIFI dongle that supports 802.11ac (or at least 802.11n dual band) and plug it into the laptop. They cost as little as $15.