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RBR750 issue: 50% speed slowdown
I've owned several Netgear routers, starting with WNDR3700. I purchased the RBR50 once the firmware began to get some good reviews, and it worked well. To keep up with the introduction of WiFi 6 I pu...
I have a reconditioned/refurbished/refreshed RBR750 on the way, due to arrive tomorrow. Thanks to the three of you who responded. Too bad no one has a solution for lightning strikes. 😉
I will mark this case "Solved," since the more I have thought about it the more I have concluded that lightning is not a scapegoat but the cause.
LOL, don't feel alone Sir. 😉
The replacement RBR750 arrived and has been running perfectly since the late on September 30. Speedtest is as expected now.
I note that replacing a same-model router and connecting the satellites is not as simple as I anticipated. The router firmware began updating immediately -- a process that was not immediately visible as I was attempting to login and change both the login and WiFi credentials. Once I realized what was happening, I waited until the process finished. I then completed the setup from scratch and made a backup of the configuration.
My satellites that had been connected via backhaul to the old RBR750 had to be reset (with a paperclip) in order for them to forget the old router and to shake hands with the replacement. I didn't expect a reset would be necessary, but they simply would not connect until I did that.
So it was a learning experience, and now, of course, I am an expert, waiting for the crudely generated tag to be updated on my Netgear profile.