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Jax2922
Dec 11, 2021Tutor
RBR50 AC3000 pink light every night
Hi My RBR50 AC3000 was working fine for 2 years. Last weekend my isp modem/router (which connects to it via ethernet) was faulty and replaced. Since then the RBR50 hangs every night (4 nights runni...
plemans
Dec 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
what modem/gateway did they install?
- Jax2922Dec 11, 2021TutorThanks for getting back to me plemans
Its a UK virgin media super hub 4. I don't think that is the problem, although that changing was the time my troubles started..
Reason is, I have 3 other access points attached to the super hub 4 and they all work fine.
For some reason the orbi doesn't seem to last longer than a few hours now, the only way
I know to rescue it is to power cycle it.
I'm really disappointed as this orbi system cost me £350 only 2 years ago. I kind of expected networking gear would last at least 10 years, not 2!- plemansDec 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Netgear devices don't always play nicely with double nats.
Is the netgear in access point mode?
Or is its ip address in the hub's DMZ?
- CrimpOnDec 11, 2021Guru - Experienced UserLosing internet access should not affect the ability to log into the router and see the log. When connected to the Orbi wifi, open a web browser to IP address of the Orbi router.
Change ISP device. Orbi begins losing access. ERGO Orbi is bad. Not likely