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Firmware upgrade capped satellite bandwidth at 50Mbps
Checked for firmware update via Orbi web interface, showed everything current. Visited Netgear CBK40 download page, showed new firmware for the RBS20 (two newer versions). Both updates related to se...
The display seen for 2.4Ghz is for what Primary and Secondary channels that 2.4Ghz radios use. This is wifi and common standard operation and display. I've always see this on UIs. Nothing new here. No special app or modifications used here at all. MS EDGE web browser.
Again, systems is working as expected and proves it works fine when the configuration IS clean and NOT using a old backup configuration from file.
We've let NG know about your backwards configuration problem. However I've seen MANY other router mfr with same problem. Mfrs add new stuff to FW making OLDER backups incompatible. Factory rest and setup from scratch is needed to generate a new and compatible backup file that works with newer FW. This issue isn't new and is seen across the router industry for years. I personally never use older backups with new FW. I would agree, backups should work however if QA and testing isn't being done properly, then thats on NG side of things. No idea what goes on, on that side of the fence. I was a dev myself.
Im out. Will let NG handle this from here on out.
Good Luck.
As you can see, my CBK42 is showing only one 2.4 channel, not 2 like your is, and that was after a full factory reset.
Also -- how did you get to an RBS20 screen that shows CPU loading. I have no such display on mine. You must have a newer hardware version.
Those screen are taken from the RBS web page and the RBS debug page. All RBS and orbi systems have this info.
My system is circa 2017.
Your pages are different than my pages ...
The first picture is taken from the CBRs Connected Clients page. The 2nd picture is from the RBS web page. The 3rd picture is from the CBRs debug page. All of these are standard across Orbi systems.
FYI, this issue has been re-submitted to NG for review.
In mean time, you'll need to factory reset and setup from scratch and walk thru the setup wizard and be sure to set the setup wizard re-add the RBS20 to the system, then complete the setup wizard to regain the speed seen behind the RBS20. Do not change the transmit power on the CBR40 or you'll see the problem again.
Sorry - no Orbi debug page on my kit. Can you be very specific what the URL is you are showing?
And according to my RBS and CBR status screens -- I have only ONE 2.4GHz channel working. Odd that the CBR and RBS do not agree on the bandwidth: CBR says 300M, RBS says 400M. Great software consistency.
CBR IPAddress/debug.htm
I would avoid using channel 3. Channels 1, 6 or 11 are primary channels to use on the CBR for 2.4Ghz.
I'm thinking since the CBRs FW version is v.2.3x and the RBS is v2.7x, there maybe some inconstancies being experiences. From what I know for historical information and experiences, the RBS FW should be on same level as the CBRs. There maybe major changes down in the drivers between v2.3x and v2.7x so this maybe one area that's causing problems. I've asked NG to look at this as well.
I also factory reset my entire system and setup from scratch and did not load any saved config from file. Again, asked NG to look into this as well.
All I can do. This is in NG ball park now.