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RBR40 Orbi router always blinks white even after factory reset. Please help a guy…
I’ve had my three piece Orbi mesh network for 2 to 3 years. Mostly pleased with it in our large home at it provides good speeds via Wi-Fi and good reliability in the time we’ve had it. To be as thorou...
After working a couple hours longer last night here are my findings:
Leaving the unit unplugged, pressing and holding the reset button, and then powering it up (continue holding the reset) yields the following power LED status - solid red —> 5 to 7 blinking red —> solid green. Running a continuous ping, the router only responds to two requests towards the end of the blinking red lights. I tried to put the new firmware during that very small window; it didn’t work.
Someone chime in please tell me this expensive mesh system system isn’t bricked. I’m starting to believe I cannot factory restore this router which is totally unacceptable….
Leaving the unit unplugged, pressing and holding the reset button, and then powering it up (continue holding the reset) yields the following power LED status - solid red —> 5 to 7 blinking red —> solid green. Running a continuous ping, the router only responds to two requests towards the end of the blinking red lights. I tried to put the new firmware during that very small window; it didn’t work.
Someone chime in please tell me this expensive mesh system system isn’t bricked. I’m starting to believe I cannot factory restore this router which is totally unacceptable….