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Rbk53 slowing down
I have a dual set of Rbk53 and when working are great and I get a full 500mb downloading using virgin media in the UK. The issue I am having is that suddenly the speed drops to around 30mb (checked th...
Just to add I my phone has now moved back to the main router and the speed has dropped down to 30mb for that as well now, so it's clearly just an issue with the main router. Anyyhing connected to the satellite is OK.
- Just noticed it's the rbk50 and bit the Rbk53 that I have.
That is the "kit" with Orbi Router (RBR50) and Orbi Satellite (RBS50).
What is this "main router". If it is a true router, then you might like to try putting the RBR50 into wireless access point mode.
Having two routers on a network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR SupportIt might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
- It's a virgin media superhub 3 in modem mode. I very much doubt the modem is the issue as I can go to the satellite and full speed resumes, plus a simple wireless change such as guest wifi on and off brings the speed back to full.
