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RBR750 Not Reconnecting To Internet
This week I was away on holidays and was hoping I could rely on my HomeAssistant based security system with motion sensors / cameras etc. Many of these rely on WiFi / Internet. However two days b...
mark0077 wrote:
After plugging each one out and back in, they all connected up to the internet just fine and everything came back online again.
"Plugging" refers to the electrical power? (not any of the Ethernet cables)
Was the ISP device (cable modem or fiber ONT) power cycled as well?
As you have noticed, rebooting the Orbi router clears the Log file. It would have been interesting to see if the log contained anything prior to pulling the plug, but with the entire network down most of us would be more interested in getting the networking again than in investigating things.
Is there any way to determine if there was an electrical power outage during that time? (My UPS, for example, reports the data/time/duration of power interruptions.)
Very frustrating situation since the system is already supposed to react to disruptions:
- If the power goes out and then resumes, the router should reconnect to the internet.
- If the ISP connection fails and then resumes, the router should then reconnect.