I have att 1 gig fiber ( 1 RBR router ) - (4 satellites) 6500 SQ ft house satellites are 25-30 ft apart on second floor < Router ( which acts as bridge) also on second floor ( hard wired to ATT) used to get 350mbs , then has issues with drops so i disconnected one of the satellites. Still gets drops, but not that often, challenge is over the last month WiFi speed has dropped to less than 100mbps down and up causing issues on all connected devices v. 4.6.3.16 on router and satellite Any ides thoughts on how to fix would be appreciated Rima

Does the 850 router have an Advanced Tab home page similar to the older Orbi routers: If so, what does this option indicate for the router WAN port? (The reason I ask is that 90mb is a 'suspicious' number, being just short of 100mb.) If the Orbi believes that it is connected to the ISP device at 100/Full, then the maximum speed will be just under 100mb. This is probably not the case, but requires less effort to check than a Factory Reset.

Try starting with the diagnostic steps outlined in the community FAQ: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1984305/highlight/true#M7944. The results will isolate where your speed drop is occurring, then we can focus improvement steps for that point.

Thanks i did all that . hardwired into att arris - 750 download, 930 uploadhardwired into RBR Router - 94 ( upload 'download) reconfigured everything so that att Arris is set up a a bridge , RBR set up as router with pass through. Issue is hardwired right out of RBR speed is extremely low

rimasidd wrote:Thanks i did all that . hardwired into att arris - 750 download, 930 uploadhardwired into RBR Router - 94 ( upload 'download) reconfigured everything so that att Arris is set up a a bridge , RBR set up as router with pass through. Issue is hardwired right out of RBR speed is extremely lowThanks, now we know to look at the RBR speed drop and can factor out wireless for now. So you have bridged your modem and wired download speed is 94 Mbps vs. 750 Mbps when removing the RBR? That is surprising. Do you recall what default settings you changed on your Orbi? Make sure you have not enabled Armor, Circle, Speed Test, Access Controls and Traffic Meter. As a last resort, how do you feel about factory reseting the Orbi and then seeing if the speeds recover?

I don’t think resetting the Orbi is an issue, the only changes I made were on the att box .. rbr was already in AP mode

RBR850/RBS850 WiFi slow on a 1GIG fiber (getting 90Mbs up/down)

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Mikey94025
Hero
Feb 05, 2022
Try starting with the diagnostic steps outlined in the community FAQ: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1984305/highlight/true#M7944. The results will isolate where your speed drop is occurring, then we can focus improvement steps for that point.
- rimasidd
  Tutor
  Feb 05, 2022
  Thanks i did all that .
  
  hardwired into att arris - 750 download, 930 upload
  hardwired into RBR Router - 94 ( upload 'download)
  
  reconfigured everything so that att Arris is set up a a bridge , RBR set up as router with pass through. Issue is hardwired right out of RBR speed is extremely low
  - Mikey94025
    Hero
    Feb 05, 2022
    rimasidd wrote:
    Thanks i did all that .
    
    hardwired into att arris - 750 download, 930 upload
    hardwired into RBR Router - 94 ( upload 'download)
    
    reconfigured everything so that att Arris is set up a a bridge , RBR set up as router with pass through. Issue is hardwired right out of RBR speed is extremely low
    Thanks, now we know to look at the RBR speed drop and can factor out wireless for now. So you have bridged your modem and wired download speed is 94 Mbps vs. 750 Mbps when removing the RBR? That is surprising.
    
    Do you recall what default settings you changed on your Orbi? Make sure you have not enabled Armor, Circle, Speed Test, Access Controls and Traffic Meter.
    
    As a last resort, how do you feel about factory reseting the Orbi and then seeing if the speeds recover?

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RBR850/RBS850 WiFi slow on a 1GIG fiber (getting 90Mbs up/down)