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Serious Satellite Connectivity Bug
This is not intermittent or difficult to reproduce. I consistently am unable to connect to devices on my Orbi network. I have seen this problem 15-20 times over about 2 weeks and I have power cycle...
Netgear replied to one of my reviews and said that this is looking like a known problem, several other people are experiencing it. They sent me info on trying beta firmware. I also have a new satellite in the mail that I can test. So hopefully either the firmware or the hardware will fix it. I will be a HAPPY camper if it does! I still love Orbi but this problem is terrifying awful.
The moment I get home I'm trying the latest firmware 1.12.0.18!
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50#RBS50
"Fixes the iOS disconnection issue." sounds pretty close to exactly what I was experiencing. Others are talking about slow downs and other connectivity problems. I can't wait to have my network back again!! I was loving my rock-solid Heos and home automation connectivity before I added the 2nd satellite. It never faulted, 99%+ of the time.
Now I may be tempted to add a 3rd satellite in my small 1200 SF townhouse because I love plugging devices in directly to an Orbi so they are exclusively routed over the dedicated backhaul and not slowing down the primary dual band networks. Still hands down the best router/AP ever ever ever.
Looking great! I opened my Philips Hue app and it immediately connected to my first bridge. When I tapped the second bridge (to switch connections) there was no loader shown. It immediately connected. Harmony connected within about 1/2 a second to each hub. My HEOS 10-speaker system started playing a FLAC audio file housewide in about 1/2 - 1 second.
Things are looking fantastic once again!! I hope this continues. What a disaster of a bug that they finally (appear to have) fixed in firmware version: 1.12.0.18