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WiFi Slow after 2-3 days until reboot?
I'm really at my wits end fighting with this Orbi System. I've read all the relevant forum posts I could find and am still struggling. I have 200 Mb/s service from Xfinity. Orbi RBR50 is connecte...
Sounds like a memory leak (slow decline fixed by a reboot). Pure speculation on my part, FWIW.
See if latest firmware fixes that.
RBK50v2 downloads at https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50v2#download
RBK50 downloads at https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50#download
Be aware by reading other threads here of the problems encountered by people doing manual updates. There's some assurance if you are within the warranty period.
I may have made progress on this. After examing/disconnecting/reconnecting all WiFi devices on the network, I had forgotten about the small NETGEAR USB WiFi adapter (WNDA3100v2) dongle, which is connected to a Dish Network satellite VIP 722k box for the purpose of updating the program guide at 3am every morning. It's hidden behind the TV so easy to forget about.
I disconnected/reconnected it, and went into the network config screen for the adapter in the Dish Network box. I saw four copies of my WiFi network SSID (same exact string) - two for 2.4GHz, and 2 for 5GHz. I wondered why there were two copies of the SSID. I can only guess that it sees the main channel, and also the satellite backhaul channel as separate networks? I don't know.
In any case, I changed the SSID to the other 5 GHz copy (same name) and since then have not seen the slow down (it's been weeks).
If this was causing the problem, quite ironic that the adapter is by NETGEAR.