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RBR50/RBS50 system slows every morning
Recently moved and dug out my admittedly aging Orbi to improve the WiFi in my apartment. I've got it so it can work great--up to 550 mbps at my desk (I have Comcast 600MB service). On the Or...
Apartment is small (1000-1100 SF) but angled such that my Comcast/Xfinity router by itself--though it reaches all devices--does not deliver best speeds at my desk because of distance. I have no option to move it as there's only one "tap" in the living room area and I'm not running cable/ethernet across the floor. I put the Xfinity gateway into bridge mode, added the AC3000 Orbi router and sat, and, as noted, AM able to get excellent speeds all around--including 550+ mpbs at my desk. But this morning at my desk ... 40 mpbs. Again. Which makes no sense at all ... the RBS50 is synced to my iMac (an aging one from 2015), so I'm not getting a "distant" signal from the RBR50.
BTW ... on its own the router (with sat disabled) does not deliver enough signal strength for the speeds I'm looking for. Tried that on initial setup and decided I needed the sat. And the fact that the system CAN work perfectly seems to support that. But then, on its own, it just drops the ball every morning.
Funny ... on my own yesterday I disabled 20/40MHz and re-enabled MIMO. Just as you suggested. All was working great until ...
None of this making any sense.
Sounds like something between the ISP gatway and the RBR is causing some interoperability issue.
Besure that IPv6 is disabled on the RBR.
Try different DNS services for IPv4, like Cloudfare or Quad9.
Something to try, put the ISP gateway back into router mode. Disable it's WIFI radios fully.
Then configured AP mode on the Orbi RBR:
Static IP Address Configuration for AP Mode | NETGEAR Communities
Be sure your using good quality LAN cable between the ISP gateway and Orbi router. CAT6 is recommended.
Be sure to disable any MAC Address randomizers on, PCs, phones and pads while at home:
NETGEAR Mobile Applications and Android/Apple/Windows Devices FAQ | NETGEAR CommunitiesMight try a factory reset and setup from scratch:
Orbi Systems Manual Factory Reset Process | NETGEAR Communities
