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Re: Orbi WiFi speeds drop low until I reboot the router
Hi! I actually have the LBR20 with 2.6.5.32 firmware up and consider myself pretty techie and I ran into the issue above. After 2 days my internet would drop drastically from 180mbps to 2mbps. If you...
BugLord wrote:
So after much research, I found an article talking about devices connected that might cause the issue. Sure enough! After a long freaking Troubleshooting session...I determined that it was my new kindle book that is causing the issue. Makes sense bc I got the Kindle recently probably around the time of the new firmware update. But that doesn't make any sense!! Why would my kindle cause issues with my orbi router? After turning off the wifi on my kindle..im back to normal. 180mbps. No reboots required.
Have you setup any devices in your network with static IP addresses or do they all get their IP automatically through DHCP? It sounds like you might have an IP conflict between the Kindle and another device on your network. When the 2 devices are both active, it inadvertently causes an overall drop in speeds. I'm just guessing, can someone else chime in and are there other cases of unusual speed drops being cause by such a conflict?
Hi! I'll check that. I do have some statics in the 30-40 range but my schedule starts at 50 -100. So in theory...shouldn't be any conflicts.
- Dchp* autocorrect changed it to a "schedule " lol. :)
- Update: checked. No conflicting IP addresses. I also have not had the issue reoccur after removing my Fire Tablet from the network. I plan to reconnect my fire tablet to see if the issue comes back. I will let you know the outcome.
Update: Been running fine with the Amazon Fire tablet's wifi set to OFF.
tested Download speed 138.6 upload 12.2 latency 3ms
Connected Amazon Fire Tablet to Orbi. Downloaded latest Fire OS 7.3.2.2.
Speeds dropped. I can consistently reproduce this problem every time now. never fails...i connect the amazon tablet, i have to turn off the WIFI then restart the orbi to make it go back to normal.