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Replaced an old Orbi mesh with a new one
I bought a new mesh system RBE373 to replace the old one. My intent is to use the same network names (orbi and orbi-guest). Now my pc calls them orbi 2 and orbi-guest 2 and won’t talk to my printer. It works just fine with everything else. Any thoughts?
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My intent is to use the same network names (orbi and orbi-guest). Now my pc calls them orbi 2 and orbi-guest 2
What does the new Orbi system call them???
If they are configured as Orbi 2, and Orbi-Guest 2, then can you change the network names from the Orbi's web admin interface?
won’t talk to my printer.
Have you looked at the Orbi's attached devices list, to see if the printer is connected?
Is the security mode of the wifi network set to WPA2+WPA3? Or is it set to something else?
Did you check on the pc to see if its set to private network vs public in the windows networking settings?
Assuming that the new system WiFi credentials have been configured to match the previous system exactly ("orbi" and password, etc.), it might be a good idea to go into the PC WiFi settings and forget every WiFi system that it remembers. Then, reopen the WiFi settings and only the new system should appear.
