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Gmurakami
Tutor
Dec 31, 2020
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Orbi RBR 750 issues with Netgear AC1750 cable modem

i recently switched out Spectrum modem with Netgear AC 1750 and have Orbi connected as older cement brick house. Now Orbi speed test won't work and Netgear keeps telling me firmware needs to be upgrad...
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    FURRYe38
    Dec 31, 2020

    Enjoy. Please mark your thread and solved so others will know. Enjoy. :smileywink:

     

    Happy New Year. 

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Mstrbig
Master
Dec 31, 2020
Gmurakami wrote:

To clarify, I replaced Spectrum modem with the Netgear  cable modem. The Orbi router is connected to the Netgear modem.  The Spectrum modem was slow plus I wanted to get away from monthly fees. My house is older and made of cement brick. I need the Orbi router and satellies to extend the coverage

Then you gave the wrong model of the netgear, as your first post referred to a specific model AC-1750

AC1750 WiFi Router (netgear.com)