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SteveW25561
May 21, 2017Initiate
Satellite (RBS50) loses connection and won't reconnect reliably
I'm quite frustrated with my Orbi system: after getting the Satellite connected (blue light, appears on the connected devices screen), the satellite will then seem to drop the connection. It will glo...
pagabv
Mar 02, 2018Aspirant
I'm have extactly the same problem, using firmware v2.1.2.18, it works for a little while, then satellite just stops, it seems that devices failover; contect to the router (it's in AP mode), but this has very weak wifi signal. The status info given in the UI is very poor and I haven't found any usefully log information. I've very disappoint with these units. I've reset them numrous time.
If I go to the firmware download page, it shows v2.0.1.4 as the current version and v2.1.2.18 as previous version, HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
Roamabout
Mar 02, 2018Luminary
pagabvwrote:I'm have extactly the same problem, using firmware v2.1.2.18, it works for a little while, then satellite just stops, it seems that devices failover; contect to the router (it's in AP mode), but this has very weak wifi signal. The status info given in the UI is very poor and I haven't found any usefully log information. I've very disappoint with these units. I've reset them numrous time.
If I go to the firmware download page, it shows v2.0.1.4 as the current version and v2.1.2.18 as previous version, HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
Firmware 2.1.2.18 was put on hold due to the issues that people were reporting. Full story here https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/td-p/1506307