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XR500 - Keeps dropping Internet
I have an XR500 that has been working fine for the last month and a half, no settings have been changed and all of a sudden the last 2 days the router has been dropping internet (Ethernet and WiFi) and will reconnect then almost a minute or 2 later disconnect again making my home internet useless. Any thoughts or suggestions to remedy this issue?Orbi dropping internet connection
So my Orbi keeps dropping internet connection with my Amazon TV via Ethernet but WiFi remains working. I have to reboot Amazon TV to have it reconnect to the Orbi. Both Orbi and Amazon TV have most recent firmware update. My internet is fiber and up to 1gbps speed. So I have the Ethernet cable directly from wall into Orbi and another cable from Orbi into Amazon TV. Any ideas why it keeps dropping internet to my Amazon TV?Android/2.4-5 GHz switching potential fix
Good afternoon! For those having problems with Android/5 GHz devices dropping the wifi and picking it back up immediately, I have found a temporary solution. The problem with the LG G5 and Pixel was that it was switching between 2.4 and 5 GHz connections regularly. On the Orbi, you cannot separate the SSID's for each frequency so I just disabled the SSID on the 2.4 GHz network. I then chose "forget network" and reconnect my 5 GHz capable devices to the only SSID showing which was 5 GHz. All devices connected to 2.4 GHz stayed connected and the loss of signal quit happening. I suspect that the 2.4 seemed to be slightly stronger between walls so the strongest signal would vary between 2.4 and 5 GHz. Here is my configuration below. So far it has been up and running with no dropping or Orbi restarts for 18 hours. Firmware: 2.1.2 10 BetaDevices on Satellite appear to loose connection to router for a few seconds at a time
Hello all, I currently have a HTPC that utilizes a HDHomeRun Prime for cable TV and several xboxes for media extenders. Ever since I've installed the Orbi system, I've noticed I've been getting a lot of "weak signal" messages on my HTPC and extenders. From what I can tell its dropping frames from the HDHomeRun to the HTPC. The HDHomeRun is wired to the main router and the HTPC is wired to the satellite. From reading many of the issues people are having, am I safe to say that the Netgear Orbi system isn't refined enough at this point to support sustained data transfer from the router to satellites? I never had any issues whatsoever until I switched to this setup. I'm currently running 2.0.0.74 firmware and my signal on the satellite shows blue to the router (see attached picture) I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to fix this issue before it's too late to return the Orbi. Thanks in advance!!FVX538v2 dropped/unstable PPPoE connection
Hello, I bought a FVX538v2 from eBay as im a great fan of netgear products. This is to replace my ISP supplied router which lacks any VPN functionality. My preference is often for slighly older commercial grade kit as its normally more reliable and has alot of historical support information. Router runs on v3.1.1-08 firmware. I have an FTTC modem which requires a PPPoE connection with user name & password. My ISP provides a DHCP connection so my WAN1 setup is very simple as a result. Connection is 80/20Mb and it looks like the 538 can handle this... when it connects. Only WAN1 is configured, and the mode is NAT. I dont have any VPN setup yet. I have one port opened and thats it. The 538 acts as DHCP server for the LAN and i have DNS proxy enabled. I have found the connection to my modem is prone to drop after anything from miuntes to hours. Other times it takes a few shots of removing and insertng the WAN network cable before i get a link. If i drop out the 538 and plug in the ISP supplied modem all issues go away, i get a solid connection first time. As such im pretty sure all my cabling is OK, the modem & phone line, and LAN is all good. So, i feel i am at either looking at a setup issue or a hardware issue. I see from research online WAN1 and WAN2 use different ethernet controller IC's so i plan to try setting up on WAN 2. (Wife watching something on Netflix via ISP supplied modem just now so tinkering is a no-go!) I have seen faulty capacitors upset network equipment with switching power supply noise/ripple affect ethernet stability in older Netgear kit, so i may look at a cap replacement excersise. Any tips on possible setup issues would be helpfull.
