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mickgibs
Apr 24, 2019Initiate
Orbi wifi dropouts
Hi folks,
I promise I've searched the forum before posting this, as I know it's similar to other posts, but I couldn't find anything that would help.
I've had the orbi RBK50 system for ab...
mickgibs
Apr 24, 2019Initiate
Are you serious?
It's going to take my whole afternoon to troubleshoot that?
Jesus Christ.
Perhaps I'm better off raising a support case with Netgear directly?
Regards
Mick
plemans
Apr 24, 2019Guru - Experienced User
FURRYe38 has went through the basic troubleshooting for the Orbi. If you've searched the forums, you'd have read this several times. Its 101 for making sure the orbi is setup and not having interference issues.
Its surprising how many issues can affect wireless network performance and whats needed to optimize it. It was much simpler when wireless first came out and there wasn't as many devices broadcasting on it. In the current generation, you need to do some basic troubleshooting before assuming a device is bad.