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Klinger123
Apr 21, 2022Aspirant
My RBR750/RBS750 is having it's internet connection start and stop over and over
I am using an RBR750 router connected to three RBS750 satellites. I live in a home with chicken wire / plaster walls so signal doesn't travel well, which is why we have so many satellites. It's wor...
- May 05, 2022
Just got off the phone with Netgear tech support and wanted to share what I learned in case any future people have this issue. They suggested one thing new and it actually appears to be working: use a hard wired connection for each of my satellites. Now I get that some people won't have this as an option but I actually do.
Recapping previous learnings, my system worked fine with just the router. It worked fine with the router and any one of the three satellites. But once I added the second or third satellite, it stopped working. So I tried adding the second and third satellites as wired and they worked. Now I'm going to try and add the first satellite back as wired and see if it remains stable.
Klinger123
Apr 21, 2022Aspirant
Thanks for these questions FURRYe38. I definitely have not tried turning off the satellites and testing just the router alone. I'll do that and let you know what I see.
Do you really think doing a factory reset will be effective? Is there a way to backup all the settings first? I'm skeptical that it would make a difference because no settings changed in between when it worked and when it stopped working. Thoughts?
FURRYe38
Apr 21, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Klinger123 wrote:
Thanks for these questions FURRYe38. I definitely have not tried turning off the satellites and testing just the router alone. I'll do that and let you know what I see.
Do you really think doing a factory reset will be effective? Yes. Is there a way to backup all the settings first?
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
I'm skeptical that it would make a difference because no settings changed in between when it worked and when it stopped working. Thoughts?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What channels are you using? Auto? Try Auto and 48 on 5Ghz. Or try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Who is your ISP?
There should be a modem or a ONT maybe unless you live in a building with others then maybe a switch.What is the CAT# LAN cable between the wall jack and the RBR? CAT6 is recommended.