Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
Well, I have 6 SB radios and one boom box running fine for a long time. No hiccups at all. The slim device hooked to the stereo is struggling. Will connect to the wireless network fine. Then connects to LMS fine. Then it acts like it will be fine and will scroll through menus and submenus,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
RobbH wrote: > Good work! "Whatever works" works! > > I could not (and still can't) find how to turn off "ax" in the online > version of your Orbi system's manual that I've been consulting. Good job > finding that! > > Incidentally, I also use powerline networking. While not as good as >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
P Nelson wrote: > Please post your findings and solutions on the following thread so that > others can see the solution: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109953-WiFi-connection-unstable-lost-on-three-Radios/page18 > > This is not really about LMS, but is about the SB radios

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
LovelyBrook wrote: > Ok. I have read everything above and followed all the links. > > I apologise for speaking in simplistic terms but here are current > questions. One of the links took me to a 15 page thread that got into a > lot of very technical stuff re versions

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
Ok. I have read everything above and followed all the links. I apologise for speaking in simplistic terms but here are current questions. One of the links took me to a 15 page thread that got into a lot of very technical stuff re versions, updates, bugs, reprogramming radios through direct

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-18 Thread LovelyBrook
Thanks for all the dialog here. I'm glad others are getting something out of it. I have guests and we are heading to Oregon tomorrow so this will be untangled on my end in a week or so. By then, you all will probably have figured the whole thing out! Looks like there are quite a few things

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-17 Thread LovelyBrook
bpa wrote: > I use Orbi RKR50 (Router + 2 satellites) and no problems - I have them > set up in AP mode (not Router mode) and turned off Fast Roaming. > > Is your Orbi set up in AP mode or Router mode ? I have been wondering about this. Worried that putting it in AP mode would reverse a lot

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-17 Thread LovelyBrook
edwin2006 wrote: > I would avoid powerline adapters. Still the impression you're having two > dhcp servers. Also would not recommend to run lms on a wifi device. Respectfully, I have been running LMS on wifi for 10 years without problems. And have been using powerline adapters for a long

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
I am learning a lot. This is current status: Tmobile is turned on as the modem but I turned off all wireles coming from tmobile. Haven't tweaked anything else. Orbi is turned on as it pretty much came out of box. Just 1 cable from Orbi to tmobile in internet slot. SB’s do not like Orbi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
Paul Webster wrote: > If you turn off the t-mobile device then that should remove any > possibility of there being 2 DHCP servers. > However, quite a few are reporting issues here with SB Radio and > Orbi/mesh stuff. Is the t-mobile truly "turned off" when I disable the wireless broadcasts

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
Paul Webster wrote: > Don't turn off the last one if you do not have a wired connection to it > from where you want to control it. Lol. I always forget about wired connections. I could easily move my laptop and plug it in, and then maybe I can turn off all the wireless on T mobile? Does

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
I dug into the web interface for the T-mobile router. I can basically turn off big parts of what it is currently doing. There are 12 SSID's. 1-4 are 2.4 and 5-12 are 5.0. I played around with only using 2.4 for SB's network but that didn't help. Now, I am wondering if I can essentially turn

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
Jaca wrote: > Just thought that another possibility is that tmobile is connected to > wan input of orbi in which case it's not strictly 2 dhcp on same subnet > but still it won't work properly and similar problems remains.. > > > Anyway it's guessing game for me..just try run it orbi only

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
Jaca wrote: > Sorry not sure where I got same SSID from but main point was about DHCP > > If one router is connected to other be ethernet cable have you set up > one of them to work as dumb access point? If you haven't chances are you > have two routers serviing as dhcp server on same lan

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
Jaca wrote: > Well, I don't really know but when you mentioned that you have 2 > networks broadcasting same SSID I immediately thought do you also dhcp > on both? How have you connected you new system to the mobile router.. If > you have 2 dhcp it will definitely create havoc with connections..

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-16 Thread LovelyBrook
DejanM wrote: > Hi, > > I have the same problem with Orbi RBK852: 1 Master + 1 Sattelite. When I > try to connect my two SB Touches over WiFi it did not work. But when I > hooked them with LAN cable everything is working just fine. By the way, > Orbi Router automatically recognizes older units

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-15 Thread LovelyBrook
LovelyBrook wrote: > Thanks for your response. Doing more research. I had a router with two > speeds that was fine. Orbi says it is backwards compatible. I need to > call Orbi support. > > If anyone has figure this out, please get in touch. > > :) Ok, here is

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-14 Thread LovelyBrook
d6jg wrote: > A lot of people have reported issues witrh SB devices and WiFi 6. > Does this have a 2.4Ghz Channel? That is what you will need for SB > devices to connect. Thanks for your response. Doing more research. I had a router with two speeds that was fine. Orbi says it is backwards

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-14 Thread LovelyBrook
Just installed the ORBI mesh RBR 750 at home. Router with 2 satellites. Plugged into T mobile home internet. All is well except LMS. Fast speeds. Nothing disconnecting. I have LMS and 6 various squeeze devices that have been happy before the mesh. Things working great. They dont like to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using a Pandora station as an alarm sound

2020-07-11 Thread LovelyBrook
mherger wrote: > > I set my alarms on LMS for a couple of logitech radios. Is there > > someway to get a Pandora station to appear as a choice for the alarm > > sound? > > Save it as a favorite. > > -- > > Michael Thanks, that's what I thought too and I may be blind but when I press the +

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using a Pandora station as an alarm sound

2020-07-10 Thread LovelyBrook
I set my alarms on LMS for a couple of logitech radios. Is there someway to get a Pandora station to appear as a choice for the alarm sound? Many thanks. LovelyBrook's Profile:

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Tried to Get Too Fancy with Alexa - Need Help to Undo Whatever I did

2020-04-15 Thread LovelyBrook
if that is a bandwidth issue or ? None of the other devices in the house are lagging. Can anyone help me start to sort this out and get back to reliable. I love my music system and now it hardly works. I attached the zip log file. Thanks, LovelyBrook