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RBR50 drops internet at night
I have ATT internat at home that is conencted direct to my RBR50 and then on to other satelites. For the past week (likely since the latest firmware update, though I can't say for sure), my Orbi see...
Yes, my Orbi is in router mode. I've assigned it an IP address, so no changes on that front, it is static.
Wouldn't a reboot of Orbi clear that up, though? After reboot, it would have gotten a new IP address if it were on DHCP.
Nothing else has changed, that's the discouraging thing. At least not from inside my house. I'm in IT, have been for 25 years, and have this locked down so that the family can't get in and change stuff. That's what so odd about it all. I really am at a loss as to why it's happening.
markdmumy wrote:Yes, my Orbi is in router mode. I've assigned it an IP address, so no changes on that front, it is static.
Wouldn't a reboot of Orbi clear that up, though? After reboot, it would have gotten a new IP address if it were on DHCP.
Nothing else has changed, that's the discouraging thing. At least not from inside my house. I'm in IT, have been for 25 years, and have this locked down so that the family can't get in and change stuff. That's what so odd about it all. I really am at a loss as to why it's happening.
Sometimes routers and even NICs can be fussy. I've had PCs lose internet and nothing but literally unplugging the power for over a minute gets rid of whatever is stuck in the memory of the NIC.
Being IT for 25 years you know it's more than likely a changed setting, whether man made or due to hardware or software addition, change or activation. Because to be honest, I don't think it has to do with the physical Orbi RBR50 or it's firmware at all. Must be a setting, if the internet shuts down every day at the same time, for the same length of time, as you posted in the OP. That sounds like a man or software made schedule. I always say what's the last thing I did right before the problem started.
In your OP you say "my Orbi seems to stop all activitty from about 10p to 5am."
Then you say "I don't see anything in there that is doing this other than two profiles I have for my kids devices. One takes everything offline from 9p-6a and the other goes offline form 12a-5a."
This confuses me as you are saying you are shutting everything down from 9pm to 6am? Have you turned off this feature?
If it was my system, I'd start from a simple setup, disabling all features, bring down to a textbook setup, and disconnect all devices except one. Sooner or later you'll find what's causing it.