What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz. Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see: Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
@James_Wheelz wrote: My orbi setup has high latency making online gaming almost impossible. How do I lower latency? My computer shows my latency averaging 158ms.
Firmware is V2.5.0.38. I use the Panoramic Gateway from Cox Communications. I have it in Bridge mode so that I don't get double nat. My house is 7000 square feet and I properly spread the routers apart. I have to play on wifi it's not my choice. Beamforming, Mu Mimo and WMM are enabled. I only have 2 neighbors next to my house. One is 20 feet away. Other is 60 feet away. And one in front is across the street.
Disabling some of these features is a troubleshooting step to see if anything changes for you. Armor and security features can slow down or cause latency.
Haven't tested my latency yet but I disabled armor and my download speeds were way faster. Why would Armor affect speeds that much? Before I was getting roughly 54 mbps download and now my speed is 232mbps download.
@James_Wheelz wrote: Fast roaming and Circle are off. Why would I turn off daisy chain since I have the router and 2 satellites? Also why would I disable Armor?
Daisy Chain makes it possible for a satellite to connect to the router through another satellite, rather than directly. If the satellites are physically located "around" the router, rather than one satellite being farther from the router in the same general direction as the first satellite, then Daisy Chain won't be used. However, Daisy Chain causes the satellites to create another 5G WiFi channel for the Daisy Chain which is "wasted effort" if it isn't used. Netgear ships Orbi's with Daisy Chain enabled so that customers can add another satellite and it will "just work" no matter how it is physically located.
So, if your two satellites need Daisy Chain, then you have to keep it on. If they do not, there is no harm in turning it off.
@James_Wheelz wrote: I have to play on wifi it's not my choice.
Since this issue is a serious frustration, you might consider temporarily relocating the computer to where it can be plugged directly into the modem. (i.e. unplug the Orbi and plug in the computer). This takes the Orbi completely out of the picture. If the on-line game reports serious latency issues when the computer is plugged directly into the modem, then the Orbi is not the cause.
As you may have read, people have reported issues with firmware 2.5.0.38 that is installed on your Orbi, both in terms of features and performance. Many users have reported manually "going back" to firmware 2.3.5.30 or manually installing 2.5.1.8. A manual isnstall is probably less time and effort than hauling a computer across the house and back.
I read something that a manual update should be done by ethernet and not wirelessly as it may corrupt the satellites and router. Is this true or am I good?
We experienced members ("old farts") are really comfortable with an honest "hard wired" connection. I see no reason why a firmware update cannot work over WiFi. When the Orbi reboots, of course, the WiFi connection will drop. If things go correctly, then the WiFi should come back, the computer should connect automatically, and the web page might even refresh. (hmmm, probably want you to log in again.)
Do I have to unzip the files for it to work? And how do I get it to work do I just select the thing that says RBS50-V2.5.1.8.img or the RBS50_RBS50-V2.5.1.8_Release_Notes.html
So i have two satellites and the router. I updated one satellite. And now the other satellite and the router both say they are on firmware v2.5.1.8 do I still need to do the update for the those two even though it's already on the latest firmware?
Hey Furry could you explain your orbi setup to me I see you have RBK50 and XR450 (what is the XR450 never heard of it?) to a RBK852? How does that setup work and why so complex? Why did you choose that setup also?
Thanks for helping me with the firmware. My download speeds got substantially faster after the firmware. Problem is my latency is still causing issues. I've turned off Armor, Circle, and Ipv6.
Also I know it's not an issue with my xbox as I've power cycled it. All the ports xbox requires are setup. UPnP is on. Even soft reset the xbox. The xbox also receives 100% signal. My download and upload speeds far exceed what xbox live requires. And it's multiple games not being able to be played because of the Latency. Also xbox live services are up and running. This is so frustrating. Shouldn't only a very old router or a router with very old firmware have latency high enough to not play games.
Were you able to connect the X-Box directly to the modem temporarily as a test?
I know this is going to sound crazy, but I purchased a LONG ethernet cable that reaches from my modem to the farthest room in my house. I wait until the family is out of the house, and then string the cable wherever I want to test something. That's how I verified ethernet backhaul works and tested latency on my setup comparing wired vs. WiFi backhaul. I mention this because it just occured to me that the X-Box requires a television set (duh!) Relocating an X-Box is trivia, but moving a TV set may not be possible!
