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Orbi satellite and genie app
In the genie app sometimes I can see the satellite and sometimes I can't. Right now I'm sure I'm on the sat but the genie app just shows I have port wifi to the router? How can u tell which unit your ...
I'm a Windows 7 user. See this article on how to add the Telnet client to Windows 7 Features: https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-telnet-into-a-router
Then it is pretty straight forward.
Click on the "Start Globe", type "cmd" in the search box at the bottom of the Start menu and press "Enter" to open a Command Prompt window. Type the following ( My router IP address is 192.168.1.1--Use your router address if it is different):
telnet 192.168.1.1
nvram set enable_adv_attached=1
nvram commit
exit
Check box Enable Telnet in router at http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm before starting and uncheck box when finished.
Used your telnet "hack" and it worked brilliantly! My big question is: How do I reverse the this? Do I simply replace your telnet command with nvram set enable_adv_attached=0 ?
tucsontico wrote:Used your telnet "hack" and it worked brilliantly! My big question is: How do I reverse the this? Do I simply replace your telnet command with nvram set enable_adv_attached=0 ?
Yes.
Rodney
Got it! Thanks!
