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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.
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.
Sounds like the 1st RBR was faulty then. Glad the replacement is working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡