<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div>Ok, let's all do some basic troubleshooting... </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Are all satellites failing to connect? Or just one or some? If it's all the issue is likely at the base station, while if 1 or more still work the issue is likely localized.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Are the satellites connected with Wi-Fi or wired?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Finally (and possibly most important) was anything changed or anything happened to the system between when it worked and didn't?</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">________________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 4:01 AM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">This system has one main wifi router and two satellite 'extenders'. Maybe I used the wrong term. The two satellite boxes should connect ( 'sync')</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">with the router to give you a total mesh system. One works fine … the other (in the detached shop has stopped connecting. Net gear</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">says they don't support the system and only fix is a 400 buck replacement... I'm just flailing here hoping someone might have come up</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">with some troubleshooting that might fix this... Netgear's customer service sucks and they advertise "Have your credit card ready when you call"</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">john</font></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Segoe UI';COLOR:#000000"><b>From:</b> Al Fuller <<a href="mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Segoe UI';COLOR:#000000"><b>Sent:</b> 09/17/2026 9:41:08 PM</div>
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<div>I'm not exactly clear on what you mean by a box won't sync.</div>
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<div>Do you mean the system clock won't sync to a local ntp server? Remote service? Rsync service fails to move files? Other?</div>
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<div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">________________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 6:17 AM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">Anyone using an ORBI network mesh system... I have a satellite box that will not sync and Netgear's solution is to</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">upgrade to a new system for 400 bucks</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">anyone got any trouble shooting suggestions</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
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