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mahka42's avatar
mahka42
Aspirant
May 01, 2025

RBR50/RBS50 Disconnecting

I’ve had an RBK50 set up for almost 7 years now, running with pretty much no issue. A few days ago we noticed devices connected to the satellites were starting to lose internet connection. A look at the network map and the satellites themselves showed they were connected, and no light ring on the physical device. Service would drop for a bit, then come back up, repeat.

 

Yesterday, after googling around, I decided to try rolling back the firmware to 2.7.5.4. Successfully did it for all the devices, but then the satellites absolutely refused to connect to the router unless they were hardwired. 5G backhaul would just show the satellites alternating between Config Sync and Disconnected. So I reluctantly restored the firmware to 2.7.5.6. Satellites did not connect for probably upwards of 2 hours, and right before bed I noticed they were suddenly back on the map.

 

Now this morning, things seemed to be going ok, but now the satellites seem to be dropping again (purple light ring and red on the network map), and even the router seems to be going down on occasion as my laptop, which is usually firmly latched on the router as the closest device, is losing internet intermittently.

 

The network map in the app doesn't match what's showing in the admin site doesn't match what the satellite light rings are showing. For example, right now, Satellite 1 shows no rings (aka all is good), the app shows red bar, and admin shows Config Sync. Satllite 2 shows purple ring, app is red bar, admin shows Good connection. Make it make sense.

 

Obviously this is not a tenable situation for the household. I’ve read the RBK50 is end of life, and it seems like this firmware isn’t doing any favors for the system. Any suggestions to try to resolve or am I destined to head for Costco (and maybe see if they’ll accept a return)?

 

 

2 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    With all these firmware changes, did you try a factory reset and reinstall at any point? (without using a backup)

     

    (love the costco return 7 years later. Lasted quite a while as they were released in 2013)

    • mahka42's avatar
      mahka42
      Aspirant

      Yeah, firmware downgrade, upgrade, multiple factory resets after both downgraded and current firmwares.

       

      I finally gave up and caved and bought a new 850 set.  Was never able to get satellites reconnected, so the router is the only one left plugged in at the moment while I wait for the 850 to arrive.  The connection varies on whether devices will stay properly connected or not.  Luckily I don't have any devices that are so far that they cannot connect to the router, but signals are definitely weak.  I have a hotspot as well that I've been using when connections keep dropping.

       

      It might also just be hardware failure...I can't tell.  I feel slightly bad taking it back to Costco after 7 years so...probably won't and just send it out to pasture.

       

      Couple this with the Orbi app not being able to log in with the new iOS 18.4 update...and...it has been a frustrating week.