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atxtechguy11
Dec 08, 2023Aspirant
New Firmware V4.3.3.106 Tanks Orbi Wifi 6 Mini Pro Speeds
I have a SRX30 Orbi wifi6 Mini Pro with 2 satelittes. After upgrading to V4.3.3.106, the wifi speeds have absolutely cratered on the router. Speeds went from 400mb/s on my iphone 13 to 20mb. I've tried multiple devices, laptops, etc. Speeds when connected to the satellite directly via LAN cable are good, 300+ mb, but this firmware has absolutely broke the wifi. For reference, I am not doing any bandwidth throttling on the SSID. Anyone else having his issue?
7 Replies
- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
Is this enabled on the SXR?
Be sure to disable any MAC Address randomizers on phones and pads while at home:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-App/NETGEAR-Mobile-Applications-and-Apple-Devices-FAQ/td-p/2220016/jump-to/first-unread-message - atxtechguy11Aspirant
So I figured out the issue.
I use wireless 2 (employee) for my main wireless.
When wireless 1 is disabled, the performance of wireless 2 tanks to 20mbps. When Wireless 1 is enable, performance on wireless 2 is excellent.
This is definitely a new bug introduced in 4.3.3.106.- schumakuGuru - Experienced User
Something messed-up in the VLAN membership for a LAN, WiFi network, for employee and the default LAN 1? Why not using the default LAN 1 instead of the Employee LAN 2? From wally brain, the Employee VLAN is on VLAN 20 by default, the default LAN 1 on VLAN 1 ... somehow managed to merge these?
- atxtechguy11Aspirant
Wireless 1 is supposed to be used for administration, wireless 2 for general use. This isn't related to VLANs and LAN IDs.
- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
So what happens if you use WiFi 1 instead of 2 for your main?
Still haven't let us know if you have this enabled or not on your SXR:
Possible NG changed the behavior on WiFi 2 and it's not a bug. You might get ahold of NG support and ask them about this.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update to check this?
- atxtechguy11Aspirant
I've always used Wireless 2 as the orbi advised Wireless 1 was for administration.
yes, UL-OFDMA is enabled. Yes I did a factory reset, that's how I fixed it the first time, because it re-enabled Wireless 1.
It's no longer an issue as I can just leave Wireless 1 enabled, but forever reason, the new firmware cap the downloads of Wireless 2 at 20mb when wireless 1 is disabled, either without SSID Bandwidth throttling enabled.
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