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ORBI50 almost no connection at all
I have recently purchased an ORBI RBR50 (march 2019). Initially it works OK, speed test on my phone connected to ORBI via wi-fi does seem to be faster than my old AC router. About 1-2 months ago, aft...
kspoon wrote:
Main router is connected via wire right beside my internet provider's router.
How many "routers" are we talking about here?
Is the RBR50 what you call the "Main router"?
What is the Internet provider's router? Is that the modem that gets you to the outside world, or a separate box?
If the Internet provider's router really is a router, or a modem/router, then you may want to put the Orbi RBR50 into AP mode.
Also last night, I was connected to Orbi, and my Orbi app on my phone couldn't find the network. Gave up resetting as it was late at night.