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RBR850 Frequent Disconnects Starting March 9th AM EST
Yesterday 3/9, starting at about 6AM EST, my Orbi system is disconnecting my Nest Cameras and Thermostat and my work laptop every 10-20 mins or so. I have about 20 devices connected to my mesh syste...
Has this solved your connection problems with v10.11 FW?
Usually its not recommended to place a game console in the DMZ. uPnP should be handling port configurations.
Sean101 wrote:Hello Everyone,
To anyone that has this issue specially for gaming consoles that needs port forwarding, kindly set your gaming console's IP to DMZ server and disable UPnP.
You can check these links for guidance:
https://kb.netgear.com/24306/How-do-I-enable-Universal-Plug-and-Play-on-my-Nighthawk-router
https://kb.netgear.com/1118/How-do-I-configure-a-device-to-be-in-the-DMZ-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Note: Rebooting the router might be required for the settings to take effect and make sure that changes are still there after rebooting.
FURRYe38 Yes it did,
I agree this is just a workaround for only 1 device. If you have more than 1 device that needs specific ports to work then this is not a solution. NETGEAR should make the UPnP work properly with no disconnections.