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clifflau1120
Oct 21, 2021Aspirant
[Orbi RBK852] Throttling Wi-Fi speed for individual devices
The throttling happens a few minutes after I start watching video streamings, torrenting, web scraping, etc. The drag in Wi-Fi speed only happens on the device who initiates high-bandwidth activitie...
FURRYe38
Oct 21, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch.
I would power OFF the ISP modem for 1 minute. Factory reset the Orbi router and power it off. Power ON the ISP modem and let it sync. Then power ON the Orbi router and walk thru the setup wizard again using a wired PC and a web browser.
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clifflau1120
Oct 23, 2021Aspirant
Had a factory reset just now, but it is the same
- FURRYe38Oct 23, 2021Guru - Experienced User
See if anything that I configured on mine will help you out.
- clifflau1120Oct 29, 2021Aspirant
No luck, such a weird behavior...
- FURRYe38Oct 29, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?