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challenge under 750 under AP mode
seek support here about AP mode. I really like the router mode of my 753 package. Now as I want to upgrade my router to 2.5G, I need use a new router to do the network dialing and DHCP and put my RBR750 as AP mode. Under the AP mode, the wifi speed is really slow and even under wired connection, my PC could only very slowly to access netgear admin page. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated for the AP mode.RBR750 WAN port pins "pair D" not functional
I am running an RBR750 with single RBS750 on firmware v7.2.7.15_5.1.16 and just upgraded to USInternet 1 Gigabit fiber. After the installation I connected the Orbi to the fiber modem via Cat6 patch cable through the yellow WAN port. When running a speed test, either through speedtest.net (laptop wired ethernet or wireless to Orbi) or through the Orbi web browser administration page (ADVANCED>Setup>Speed Test) I am getting about 95 Mbps upload and download in each of those configurations. When running the speed test with my laptop connected directly to the fiber modem with the same Cat6 cable, I get 962 Mbps. I connected my old Nighthawk N750 to the fiber modem with the Cat6 cable, and with the laptop wired to an ethernet LAN port I got 297 Mbps, and wireless 142 Mbps. I reconnected the Orbi RBR750 and contacted the USInternet tech support, and their cable diagnostic reported that "pair D" is bad and suggested replacing the ethernet cable. As the cable is fully functional, there is a problem with the RBR750 WAN port. Looking at the WAN port, all 6 pins look intact without any damage, corrosion, bend or deviation. Is there some software setting I am missing that is disabling pair D in the WAN port? Or is this some physical issue with the RBR750 itself? Through all my research it does not seem I can bypass the WAN port to use the RBR750 in AP mode and the N750 as my router, as the ethernet cable still needs to go through the WAN port on the RBR750. Is there any way to use one of the LAN ethernet ports to connect the RBR750 (as the mesh wireless network) to the N750 (wireless disabled) that I am missing?
Has this issue been solved?
Has this issue been solved? I would like to upgrade as I am suffering with wifi timing issues on V7.2.6.31, but .... not happy to update to an inproper showing version. As far as I know even today this is still showing as the most recent version v7.2.7.15 at Netgear for the RBR750 and RBS750.Share your Orbi 350, 750, 850 or 960 series system UpTime
Found on the routers and RBS IP address/debug.htm web page for best details, please post both RBR and RBS uptime. Please note of any inconsistencies between the RBR and RBS. Generally the RBR and RBS uptime should be same. Home wide power brown outs should be noted if these are seen. Thank you.RBK753 running firmware 7.2.7.15
I started facing the exact same issue with my RBK753 running firmware 7.2.7.15 (it’s the latest, apparently) after I moved houses recently and decided to use the separate IoT WiFi Network feature while setting up the new place. Initially I used my ISP’s ONT/ Router with the Orbi connected to the LAN port and since this issue arose I thought it’s a NAT conflict, got the ISP’s router changed to bridge mode used Orbi as the router and the problem still persisted. I ended up blaming the ISP and even switched ISPs and decided to purchase my own ONT with the new ISP. It’s only at this stage that I realised that the problem must be with the Orbi Mesh System. I can’t believe that I spent 3 months running around in circles. After coming across a thread on Reddit, I changed the SSIDs and passwords for main and IoT networks the problem seems to have disappeared. What’s surprising is that the Orbi app suggests identical passwords for the IoT network during setup using the app or the web interface. It a shame that this problems seems to be a long standing one and the solution is not widely posted by Netgear on any support site or even Netgear Community Forums. I wish I had turned to the trusted Reddit community earlier.
