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Power Fails & ORBI
Not at all happy with the amount of work to regain internet after a power fail/bump. ORBI is very unfriendly, the router has no indications, and yet the satellites at least go purple/red’ish. I usual...
AeroHead33 wrote:
Not at all happy with the amount of work to regain internet after a power fail/bump.
After a power cut, you need to check that the whole network starts in the right order.
Power cuts usually take out both the modem and the router on a network. When the power comes back on, they may start up in the wrong order, with the router starting before the modem is ready. That means that they get confused about which is in charge.
It may help to reboot the whole network in the right order.
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.