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RB20 Appears Good but seems to Fail
I have an RB40 and 2 RB20s. We had some internet issues, with the ISP and after all fixed, one of the RB20s shows Backhaul as Good but every time I use something attached to that RB20, that device fails. For example, when my cell is in range of the RB40, WiFi works fine. When I am switched to the RB20, WiFi fails.
I am running the current version, 2.7.5.6, Orbi firmware.
Is there away to reset the RB20 and reinstall the firmware to see if that fixes the problem? My other RB20 seems to be fine.
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- there's RBS (satellite) and RBR (router). There isn't an RB40/20. Is it the satellite giving you issues or the router?
- If its the satellite, that system is quite old, and you can probably fine people selling old 40/50 series orbi's for really cheap that you could by the system and just use the satellites. Plus then you have a backup router. Or you can get on of the 50 series routers with the wider backhaul and upgrade. My local book of face has them for super cheap.
- RBR 40 and RBS20 (2) - Yes, the RBS20
- If I upgrade to 50 series can I use the current Netgear Config (RBR40)? I use Access Control and have a lot of MAC addresses I would hate to manually input.
- Ok, where do I find your "book of face" page?
I've never tried a config between 2 different orbis of the same generation. its generally not recommended between different routers. You can always make a backup and give it a try. Worst you're out is some time. In term of the "book of face", just go on your local facebook market place and search for orbi. My area had a ton of them. You'll even find them on things like shopgoodwill for cheap.
Any progress on this?
The same RB20 is still giving me issues. I am beginning to believe it may just be giving up on me. Our power went out last night and everything came up except this RB20 so rebooted it and came up. However, the items that are closest are still connecting to the RB40 which is upstairs and across the house. Bottom line, I don't know the answer for you.
