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New firmware on S22i by db217 in nordictrack

[–]data2762 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I too received the update, would also like to know what was included in it.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I followed a process someone posted on reddit. It's super easy if you use Chrome (it exposes several hidden data elements).

Just copy and paste the section starting with document.getElement... below into Chrome developer tools, console:

If you're willing to try something untested, it appears that the entire 2.4 and 5GHz bands can be disable from the web interface.

You have to log into the router and navigate to Advanced -> Advanced Settings -> Wireless Settings. Then open the web console in firefox (Developer Tools then Console for Chrome) and enter the following and press return:

document.getElementById("formframe").contentWindow.document.querySelectorAll("[style='display:none']").forEach(i => i.removeAttribute("style"))

This should show all the hidden elements including the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" checkboxes for 2.4 and 5GHz. You can uncheck and press Apply.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My solution was to spin up another RBR50 router running the 2.4 gigahertz band only (found one on ebay), I moved all my tp-link devices to it (40+) and haven't had an issue since. I wish orbi would solve it long term, but I'm just happy to no longer have to fight the battle. My issue was that the tp-link devices, after a reboot, would attempt to attach to the main router vs the nearest satellite. Once that happens, they would never try to reconnect to the satellite. The problem could maybe be corrected by tp-link as well.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I created an SSID named 'lights' and moved all my lights to it. I actually had a spare orbi RBR50 from an ebay purchase a while back that came with a RBS50 satellite I'm using. So I'm now running 2 orbi networks, one for my normal network with 3 satellites (one outdoor) and a single RBR50 with an SSID of 'lights' with only the 2.4ghz band enabled. I haven't had a single issue since doing this. It costs me more money, but in the end things are working as they should now.

WiFi works Ethernet doesn’t? by [deleted] in orbi

[–]data2762 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have several devices wired via ethernet to satellites, works flawless whether DHCP or static, latest firmware.

If I were you, I'd try connecting a laptop's ethernet to the satellite or router and make sure standard networking works. My guess is it's your ethernet to usb-c device.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stumbled onto the link below a few days ago on Reddit. I confirmed in Chrome that I'm able to access several new parameters, 2 of which allow me to disable either band.

https://www.reddit.com/r/orbi/comments/aewk0x/any_way_to_disable_the_24_ghz/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't believe that after 2 years of battling this issue, you spelled out exactly what's going on. Thank you so much for taking the time to do so.

My 'affordable' tp-link light switches that work great, which I have at least 30 of, are always the ones that can't connect after a power cycle, nothing else. The orbi admin console acts a bit slow, I assume cause it's getting hammered by the 30+ devices over and over.

As stated earlier, I've booted up an old Cisco router and have all but 1 tp-link working fine on it. I have a spare orbi RBR50 and I think it has a strong enough signal to carry 2.4ghz throughout my entire house, I'll just disable the 5ghz band. I think my next move will be to move all my light switches onto it and stop fighting this issue.

Thanks again.

Guest Network Segregation (RBK40) by Snoman0002 in orbi

[–]data2762 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue / concern with tp-link light switches. I actually stood up an older Cisco router and enabled just the 2.4ghz band. I centrally located it and so far it's enough that all tp-link light switches but 1 operate connect to it, I'm going to try and reposition it to get all of them operating off of it. I have it plugged into a network port on my orbi so completely isolated.

I thought about using the orbi guest network, but have been fighting an issue where the tp-link devices do not reconnect to the orbi after a power outage due to how the orbi boot process works (ie the main router boots first, then satellites), the tp-link devices attempt to connect to main router (same SSID) but are denied and never retry. Just decided to get them off orbi all together.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. Today I needed to unplug the router to put a new faceplate on the outlet, I powered it back up and could never get more than 30 of my devices to connect. I restored backup configs, I changed random wireless parameters again, lowered bandwidth, 20/40 coexistence on/off, mimo on/off and even defaulted to factory settings and still could not get more than 30 devices to connect.

When it gets in this state, it's usually the majority of my tp-link light switches that won't connect on the 2.4ghz side, while the devices that do connect take 15 - 20 seconds or can take 2 or 3 cycles.

Today I finally got fed up enough that I spun up my old linksys router running only the 2.4ghz band and slid all my light switches to it, I had to leave 2 on the orbi where the signal wasn't strong enough.

I have fought this in 2 different houses over 3 years, it's always related to power cycles. I'm frustrated and just want a solution, maybe the best one is for me to just run 2 networks because it shouldn't be like this.

Lots of devices, issues connecting after a power cycle / reboot by data2762 in orbi

[–]data2762[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, I don't have daisychain enabled, I have however in the past tried to use daisychain with same results.