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rhwd2003
Mar 08, 2020Tutor
Router Randomly Dropping Internet Connection
I am coming to this forum with a month long problem. FIrst let me explain my environment: Residential Brick House 2 Floors 3k Square foot Spectrum Internet 200 up / 10 down Arris SURFboard SB...
theoak
Mar 10, 2020Luminary
There is a lot of negative chatter concerning the SB6190. If possible, you may want to consider a different model?
Having your ISP doing a line check is a great idea.
The Orbi logs (Advanced, Administration, Logs) do log internet connected events when it loses it. I have noticed that - personally. If the Orbi restarts however, I find the logs get wiped out. Look at Advanced - Advanced Home - Show Statistics. What is your Up Time like? If the Up Time and the Up Time of your WLAN (last 3 rows) are essentially the same, then your Orbi system is relatively stable, short of any internet losses that might be observed in the logs. The logs may reveal other issues.
If your Up Time is never more than a few hours, then your Orbi is restarting frequently. Others here can advise on that better.
If the Orbi uptime however runs into days, short of the logs revealing something, I would try:
1. Different placements of your Satellites to help ensure device connectivity.
- Do you devices have logs? Maybe they reveal they are losing wifi connection?
2. Explore different SB6190 options.
- Maybe your ISP will swap it out for something different/better?
FURRYe38
Mar 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Get into a Broadcom based modem.
NGs CM1100 or 1100 for starters...