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chertarte
May 13, 2026Aspirant
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This is the only format besides spewing on social media or sending an actual letter to the corporate office in San Jose that I can think to use. 1 of 3 Orbi's not working, all bought at same ti...
chertarte
May 13, 2026Aspirant
Thank you for your response:
Yes, Orbi Satellite RBS850
It is powering up. They have tested it syncing, it is not syncing either wireless or direct ether connect. Also did a 60 second factory reset and a 30 sec on/30 off/30 on again, neither of these worked. Also deleted the device in the router and still did not work. Keeps showing ‘disconnected’.
I’m not tech savvy at all….so hopefully describing this all correctly.
- StephenBMay 13, 2026Guru - Experienced User
chertarte wrote:
It is powering up. They have tested it syncing, it is not syncing either wireless or direct ether connect. Also did a 60 second factory reset and a 30 sec on/30 off/30 on again, neither of these worked. Also deleted the device in the router and still did not work. Keeps showing ‘disconnected’.
One thing you could try is do a factory reset of the router, and try adding both satellites again. Maybe wait to see what other suggestions here are before doing that.
- chertarteMay 13, 2026Aspirant
My husband did the router factory reset too.
- StephenBMay 13, 2026Guru - Experienced User
chertarte wrote:
My husband did the router factory reset too.
Was the satellite LED flashing white when you powered it up?
Also, did Netgear suggest using tftp to reinstall the firmware?