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Unstable network—need advice (warning—long)
I would appreciate some help and advice from this community (and the experts like furry and any Netgear folks) on how to get my network faster and more stable. Here are the details:
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Furry:
You may be right about the hardware, but my gut feel is that the whole issue is one about firmware. As Chris posted, he has similar issues as I am having. Netgear usually makes good hardware, but in this case, the firmware is lacking. It is intersting that this system is featured at Costco. Maybe 90% of Orbi buyers use it as 'plug & play' without any real issues related to satellite positioning, IP addressing, and customization. The corner cases that don't work result in a return to Costco (who gets full credit back from Netgear). I wish the Netgear folks lurking here would take ownership and see what can be done to make their system more robust.
BTW, would you recommend trying to set up a fixed IP address for the satellites? Maybe that would help the Router find the satellites (and vice versa) after reboots.
Thanks.
- I personally do assign IP addresses for both the router and the satellites. It does not seem to make any difference with regards to the wired back haul though.
