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mkfein
Aug 02, 2019Star
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 connected to a CM700 modem. Firmware is 2.3.5.30. Satellite is ~30 ft away from the router. Security is WPA2-PSK [AES] only.
All is great with my wired connections, I always get the full 200 Mb/s.
When things are running well I get consistent 180+ Mb/s WiFi speeds.
About every 2-3 days though, WiFi speeds drop to ~40 Mb/s on all my WiFi devices... even when on 5G right next to the router.
When the slowdown occurs, wired devices remain consistent at ~200 Mb/s.
After a reboot, WiFi speeds instantly return to ~180 Mb/s
I've tried a "hard reset" of the both the satellite and main Orbi.
I've tinkered with the channel settings... I have very little interance from neighbors.
I've tried tinkering with all the advanced options - Daisy Chain, MIMO, Beam forming, 20/40 coexistence, etc.
None of this has worked... like clockwork after 2-3 days it's back to "slow mode" of only 40 Mb/s... and after a reboot jumps right back to 180 Mb/s.
I'm capturing the logs (attached)... nothing looks remarkable?
We have the usual assortment of connected home devices -- 3 apple tv, 1 roku, 2 ring cams, 4 amazon echos, 4 ipads, 2 iphones, imac, 2 pc laptops, wink hub, 2 yamaha AVRs, Rachio, HP printer, 1 google home, sony bluray player, comcast DVR...
I'm out of ideas... and really frustrated with this Orbi system.
Help?
157 Replies
- ztztzt8888Aspirant
I am not sure if it's the same root cause as others'. The speed recovered after I turned IPv6 back on. For some reason I initally turned it off. You can test yours here http://test-ipv6.com/
- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
Would only be needed if your ISP supports IPv6.
ztztzt8888 wrote:
I am not sure if it's the same root cause as others'. The speed recovered after I turned IPv6 back on. For some reason I initally turned it off. You can test yours here http://test-ipv6.com/