I'm having the same issue for the past two weeks. Every day the Orbi loses connectivity to the internet. I have the RBR50 and two satellites.
For those asking about changing channels, antenna settings, etc - The advice is appreciated but the computers do NOT lose connection to the Orbi. Instead, the Orbi is not letting the clients communicate out to the internet.
What I have noticed is that when my kids are playing on the Xbox their games will continue to talk to the internet but any clients that do intermittent connections (like loading a webpage) will fail.
Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem the Orbi is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.
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 disabling the following and see: MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
When you suggested: "Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz." - how can I know which channel is available? Would you suggest any software for that?
Another thing: I cannot setup my ATT router as bridge because this is not supported by ATT. I did setup Orbi as router now and I already had a drop in the connection. My last attempt before requesting a new product is setting up the channel manually, so please let me know how I can check the channels.
Unfortunatelly, we are running out of solutions here )-: and I am very unconfortable with the price I paid for Orbi Router + 2 satellites to solve my dead spots at home.
I already put myself available to be a beta tester from Netgear for Orbi firmwares, but I no longer can survive with dropping the interner 4-5 times a day...
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode. 3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, LAN to LAN and configure AP mode on the Orbi router.
When you suggested: "Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz." - how can I know which channel is available? Would you suggest any software for that?
Another thing: I cannot setup my ATT router as bridge because this is not supported by ATT. I did setup Orbi as router now and I already had a drop in the connection. My last attempt before requesting a new product is setting up the channel manually, so please let me know how I can check the channels.
Unfortunatelly, we are running out of solutions here )-: and I am very unconfortable with the price I paid for Orbi Router + 2 satellites to solve my dead spots at home.
I already put myself available to be a beta tester from Netgear for Orbi firmwares, but I no longer can survive with dropping the interner 4-5 times a day...
Just installed and setup an SRR60 and Satellite and every few minutes the internet connection drops. Very frustrating, especially with the amount of money spent on this. On initial setup I updated FW to 2.1.4.16. What should I do? Not sure if it's the satellite or the hub.
Model: SRS60| Orbi Pro Tri-band WiFi Add-on Satellite
@Ahartong wrote: Just installed and setup an SRR60 and Satellite and every few minutes the internet connection drops. Very frustrating, especially with the amount of money spent on this. On initial setup I updated FW to 2.1.4.16. What should I do? Not sure if it's the satellite or the hub.
As of the last 2 or 3 weeks, I am having the same issue where periodically several times a day, I lose internet connectivity. I have confimed that it is not an internet issue. My setup is as follows:
Orbi RBR50 (with RBS50, RBW30 satellites all at fw 2.1.4.16) connected to Netgear GS116Ev2 switch with fw 2.6.0.22 (recently updated in an effort to resolve this issue). From there, I feed into a Palo Alto Networks PA-220 firewall and then the Spectrum provided modem. I have Netgear Powerline PLP2000 plugged in as a backup and connected to the same Netgear switch. When I lose WiFi connectivity, I am able to confirm over the Powerline PLP2000 connection that internet is still accessible which in turn validates the switch, firewall, and modem. The remaining issue is either the Orbi RBR50 or the RBW30 as the RBS50 is on the other end of the house which is 3000 sqft Tri-Level. My laptop is 10' from the RBW30 which is 25' from the RBR50. The backhaul status is "good".
I work from home and have two laptops running at all times with one using a VPN connection. I have roughly 60-70 devices connected at most times due to having a smart home and being a technology worker. I have had connectivity issues in the past that were much more disperse and therefore assumed it to be Spectrum. Now that it is a couple or few times a day, I have begun investigating further and detemined the issue to be directly related to the Orbi or possibly the switchport to which the Orbi connects.
I cannot find useful logs to indicate what might be happening and this should be something that these devices should be able to provide.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
Can you test only the RBR and the RBS alone with out the RBW being connected? Just turn them off temporarily.
Whats the distance between the RBR and RBS?
The distance between the RBR and RBW is a bit too close, I would start at 30 feet and test this later on.
hat 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 disabling the following and see: MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and the RBS satellite.
Later on turn on the RBWs, just one and test. If the RBW is being daisy chained to the RBS satellite, you can re-enable Daisy Chain on the router, reboot the router and satellite, then re-connect the RBW satellite and test.
As of the last 2 or 3 weeks, I am having the same issue where periodically several times a day, I lose internet connectivity. I have confimed that it is not an internet issue. My setup is as follows:
Orbi RBR50 (with RBS50, RBW30 satellites all at fw 2.1.4.16) connected to Netgear GS116Ev2 switch with fw 2.6.0.22 (recently updated in an effort to resolve this issue). From there, I feed into a Palo Alto Networks PA-220 firewall and then the Spectrum provided modem. I have Netgear Powerline PLP2000 plugged in as a backup and connected to the same Netgear switch. When I lose WiFi connectivity, I am able to confirm over the Powerline PLP2000 connection that internet is still accessible which in turn validates the switch, firewall, and modem. The remaining issue is either the Orbi RBR50 or the RBW30 as the RBS50 is on the other end of the house which is 3000 sqft Tri-Level. My laptop is 10' from the RBW30 which is 25' from the RBR50. The backhaul status is "good".
I work from home and have two laptops running at all times with one using a VPN connection. I have roughly 60-70 devices connected at most times due to having a smart home and being a technology worker. I have had connectivity issues in the past that were much more disperse and therefore assumed it to be Spectrum. Now that it is a couple or few times a day, I have begun investigating further and detemined the issue to be directly related to the Orbi or possibly the switchport to which the Orbi connects.
I cannot find useful logs to indicate what might be happening and this should be something that these devices should be able to provide.
I had the Orbi installed for over a year and had constant drops. Wired would be 100% fine but the internet on wireless was iffy. In the beginning it hit Apple devices the most. A firmware update made it better for the Apple devices but drops continued for everyone.
Three months ago I finally solved the issue. It was expensive, something like $330, but it did the trick and I've not had a single drop since.
I come back to this forum now and then to see if there has been any major advancement made. I'm not seeing anything.
@Ahartong wrote: Just installed and setup an SRR60 and Satellite and every few minutes the internet connection drops. Very frustrating, especially with the amount of money spent on this. On initial setup I updated FW to 2.1.4.16. What should I do? Not sure if it's the satellite or the hub.
Came back to the forums to see if there was some major update or fix for the dropped internet connections, the need for reboots and factory resets. I see more threads about dropped internet connections and many users that really liked the system, until they didn't. Whe it's up it's awesome. Unfortunately it started to lose wifi or lan daily. I've tried a bunch of fixes, been on hold with Netgear's cumbersome and plodding support, but finally put the Orbi back in the box. Hoping to plead for a delayed return/store credit.
I'm looking at Eero. Hoping Self-heal will fix the issues that I had with Orbi.
Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
I did my best to use this product, setup all possible combinations, created log files to register the drops, exchanged both satellites paying Netgear for the delivery, became a beta tester, followed all the instructions from Netgear support.
My final conclusion is that the product needs improvements (maybe hardware? firmware? software?) and I will not invest anymore time on it.
I am glad I bought Orbi in Costco and could return it after almost a year. I am now staying with my ATT Arris router, put it in the middle of my house and wiring some distant rooms. If we need to install a real wireless solution, maybe we would need to invest more money and use a professional one.
Hope you are luckier than me and thank you for all your support. I also thank Netgear for the kind technicians.
this actually might make some weird sense...if the system drops from the first DNS to the second, then the third...if there's nothing there the operating system may just begin to loop. I've noticed all I have to do is click "TEST" or make ANY change and the router reboots and everything is back to normal.
