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danall22
Aspirant
Jun 08, 2020

Orbi Wifi Issues yet again

I have yet again got issues with my Orbi - i seem to have them on a constant basis and i have no idea why? I am running 1 x RBR50 in router mode and 2 x satelites.   I have to regularly re-start th...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 08, 2020

Brick will be problematic for any wifi system. 

 

Has a factory reset been performed since last update? I presume v16 is what you got loaded? 

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danall22
Aspirant
Jun 08, 2020
No I haven’t tried that yet, I am going to see how it goes today. I have put Sonos back on the network to see if that was the issue. Sonos net was on channel 11 and Orbi 1 so it should not have been but I will see. Yes .16 is what is loaded.
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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 08, 2020

    Does your Sonos support 5Ghz as well? Been lots of posts of Sonos and Orib not working well with each other.

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      danall22
      Aspirant
      Jun 08, 2020
      No only the new Sonos move is 5ghz and the rest are 2
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        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jun 08, 2020

        Ok, let us know how it goes.