NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
New - RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version 4.6.7.13 Released
New Features: 03/24/2022
SPC support for clients connected to guest network.
DHCP Option 60&61 support for ISP internet & IPTV connectivity.
Enhancements:
Singapore password requiremen...
Do you mean channel 36?
Ya we saw this early on with Orbi AX. Seems that NG prefers users to use channel 40 regardless of you pick 36. Was brought up to NG long time ago.
Jimbo84 wrote:
Hi all
Has anyone noticed an oddity with the 5Ghz channel? In that, I have CH38 set yet two different analyser applications report 5Ghz on CH40?
I used Ubiquiti and then Fing and both show same thing. CH40 and 80Mhz width. I was using CH48 but my neighbour uses CH44. I thought that going to CH38 would give more breathing room / space between us, but the Router doesn't appear to be honouring what I've chosen.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry yep CH36! 🙂
Hmm that is frustrating, and there is no way to adjust 5Ghz channel width from the auto 80Mhz.
Why offer CH36 if it won't honour it.
Glad it isn't just me then. Thanks for the quick reply as always. Much appreciated.
Hmm that is frustrating, and there is no way to adjust 5Ghz channel width from the auto 80Mhz.
Why offer CH36 if it won't honour it.
Glad it isn't just me then. Thanks for the quick reply as always. Much appreciated.
My older RBR50 does what I tell it to with regard to 5G, but the end result remains puzzling.
When I set 5G to channel 36, two different WiFi scanners both report "channel 36 (5180GHz)", but also report "80MB width" and display the signal as an arch from 5250-5170. When set to channel 48, both report channel 48 (5240GHz) with the same "80MB width" from 5250-5170.
If anyone can find a reference to what these mean by their descriptions, I would love to read it.
Ya. I remember someone from NG saying that channel 36 wasn't working well for Orbi systems or something having to do with some interferences on or near 36 a few years back. Reason for not being able to set channel widith is based on Smart Connect. The base design of Smart Connect was to combine the SSID name along with auto adjusting the channel width as well. No need for user adjustments using this. Why on some non MESH routers, you can disable Smart Connect and you can get some adjustments if the mfr puts them in the UI. Orbi systems and seen on other non NG MESH systems that since Smart Connect is deployed all the time and the same remains in this kind of configuration, Mfrs avoid user configurations issues by limiting what the systems does and what users can and cannot configure. I feel that how 5Ghz AC works may differ some on how 5Ghz AX mode works so could see some oddities for sure.
Over all, I've been using manual channel 1 and 40 for a while now and no big issues for the main channels with Orbi. I have next door nieghbor that has a Orbi system as well, they are on channel 6 and 48.
Jimbo84 wrote:
Sorry yep CH36! 🙂
Hmm that is frustrating, and there is no way to adjust 5Ghz channel width from the auto 80Mhz.
Why offer CH36 if it won't honour it.
Glad it isn't just me then. Thanks for the quick reply as always. Much appreciated.Isn't Channel 36 the CB/Emergency Comm Channel? What brings that to mind is from using First-Adopter Cordless Microphones. Now those devices use different frequencies and technologies.
CB Radio is in the megahertz frequency space. WiFi is in the gigahertz frequency space.
"Nevermind."
Channel 9 was/is the emergency channel for the C.B. radio operators.
FarmerBob1 wrote:
Isn't Channel 36 the CB/Emergency Comm Channel? What brings that to mind is from using First-Adopter Cordless Microphones. Now those devices use different frequencies and technologies.
Very interesting update on the issue I was having. I decided to turn the satellite back on and do some more testing. Even though I did a reset of both and restored the router from a backup I was still having issues until I painstakingly went through all of my DHCP reservations on the router and did edit and a save on each, without changing anything in any of the entries. I then hit 'Apply' button to accept the 'changes' and voila I haven't had any issues since. Seems like there is some kind chicanery going on with reservations after a firmware update and even follow the steps didn't seem to help.
Thanks for letting us know the details. Seen odd problems with restoring from backup from prior version of FW as well. Why factory resets and setup from scratch are suggested...
Timothy88 wrote:
Very interesting update on the issue I was having. I decided to turn the satellite back on and do some more testing. Even though I did a reset of both and restored the router from a backup I was still having issues until I painstakingly went through all of my DHCP reservations on the router and did edit and a save on each, without changing anything in any of the entries. I then hit 'Apply' button to accept the 'changes' and voila I haven't had any issues since. Seems like there is some kind chicanery going on with reservations after a firmware update and even follow the steps didn't seem to help.
