Orbi

Outdoor wifi devices. I have outdoor Netgear Orbi Satellites that I would like to get rid of then go full Firewalla wifi.

The only downside of keep using the current Orbi system is lack of security updates.If that is the reason, I think buying a newest, stand-alone Netgear router as your gateway, and wire your existing Orbi network to it. You can keep the AC3000 network settings on ur devices. It’s even better if the n

I’ve been a netgear orbi user for the better part of a decade. RBK52 and RBK852. Just switched away this week. The orbi can be a good consumer level mesh system with strong radios that push signal far. And it will work well, for some time. The orbi’s issues are netgear and their firmware. At least o

I had this issue with Vodafone routers back in the day. The quality and reliability of their kit was terrible for all but the most simple use cases. First suggestion would be to disconnect the boosters. Whilst your range or speed might not be as good. Do your devices stay connected longer, or do you

I'll assume your Macbook has a wifi adapter. If so, get an inexpensive wifi AP hook it to the ethernet cable and you should have a connection. You also would have the flexibility to move the MacBook around a bit. You might lose a bit of bandwidth but not much. I move back and forth from a wired to w

Is it this one? https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/mesh/orbi/ I don't know how this works, is it like you have one router and some wireless repeaters of some kind? I mean, maybe it's fast enough, maybe not, if the signal has to hop a few times that will for sure add some latency. I guess you'll have

Partially true. It is slightly more setup if you're obsessive and want it perfect. There's more to configure. There are definitely firmware issues on UniFi but they fix them quick and you can always roll back. I'm still waiting a year later for a fix from Netgear on a huge issue with Orbi 770/970 st