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Orbi did not reconnect after power outage
This is the 3rd time this has happened in as many months. Power drops during a storm, come back on quickly. Cable modem resets, connects to internet (I can test this easily). Orbi, however, refu...
PS, I forgot to mention that this problem anecdotally is worse when using wired backhaul, which I am. Some users with wireless backhaul report not having this issue. How’s your backhaul set up, lowepg?
- Mix of wired and wireless backhaul.
Restarting network without wired backhaul
Seemed to allow me to recover faster this time.I use wired backhaul and have the same issue of my Orbi system (RBR20 + 2 RBS satellites) not having any functionality after a power outage. Unplugging the ethernet cable from both satellites "fixes" the problem and the Orbi system works again (I don't need to power cycle). I then need to reconnect the wired backhaul on each satellite (which sometimes works on the first try and sometimes takes some trial and error).
UPDATE: Lost power briefly last night and I have been unable to get wired backhaul working again. Tried cycling power, synch button etc. with no luck. Especially frustrating because wired backhaul will work for a few minute while LED flashes white, LED then turns amber and Orbi no longer functions, LED then turns solid blue and Orbi no longer functions. As soon as I remove the Ethernet cable, Orbi works properly.