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Orbi RBR750 extremely slow WiFi
Hello everyone, I'm new to Orbi and the Netgear board but been browsing and trying all day to come up with a solution. Unfortunately without any luck. I just moved into a new house, 3 stories and...
quezzz69 wrote:
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Would I need to get the same Orbi satellites that act as repeaters then? Or is there a specific one I could use simply as repeater?Depends on the backhaul capability that you want. You can choose a small satellite (e,g, RBS350) but the backhaul of the satellites that will connect to it will all be limited to AX1800 (instead of AX4200 that you have on the 750 series). If you don't have very many people streaming or downloading at the same time then it really doesn't matter, any satellite will do.
I think you can also go for the Nighthawk EAX80 or EAX20 mesh extenders, but never tried those.
quezzz69 wrote:
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Id love to connect them all via cable, the concrete and steal however makes it really difficult. ....You might also consider ethernet over powerline!
I forgot to mention, I get full speed (500mbit) in my living room where the Orbi modem is hooked up to my ISP modem.
I use the Speedtest app and website for all my speedtests
If you have wifi on the ISP modem then it's not just a modem but also a router.
To confirm that this is the issue. Please change Orbi to AP mode, switch off the ISP wifi and test.
Another solution is to check in the manual of the ISP modem/router and see if you can set it to bridge mode or use DMZ forwarding.
Thank you for response. I have just tried solution 1 but it didn't do too much, I get 130 mbit on the 2nd floor and 70mbit on the 3rd.
Solution 2 doesn't work on my ISP modem/router, it does not support bridge mode nor DMZ forwarding. I have a fritz!box 7590. Is there anything else I can try?
- Ok, then it’s likely to be radio issue. Two questions please:
1. In the web GUI, when you list “attached devices”, can you see if the satellites are connected to the router (or to the other satellite) using 5 or 2.4 GHz?
2. In the Orbi app, also in attached devices, when you select the device that you are measuring speed on, what capabilities is shown for that device (in Mbps)?- I checked on the web GUI, both satellites are connected to the router and under Connection Type both are 2.4GHz. Is that maybe causing the issues?
Attached is the speedtest thru the Orbi app.
