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Adding 2nd satellite brings down network intermittently
I've had my Orbi and 2 satellites for years with no problems when they operated in Access Point mode. Last September, Google Fiber replaced their modem/router with a modem and I changed the Orbit to...
I gave up and replaced all with Google Wifi because I have Google fiber and that way Google could not blame someone else for issues. Solved most problems but eventually the fiber modem had to be replaced so that might have been an issue. I also replaced my Ethernet switch at one point. If you haven't, I would restart the switch if you are using one.
Also have you tried both daisy chain and star settings?
Only one may work properly.
I have tried all 3. Currently using the star topology setup.
I did a third thing. I bought refurbished units cheap on Woot to see if one of my satellites was bad. They did not fix the problem either. That was my other reason for giving up on the Orbi's.
What I learned to do was after restarting the system I would watch the units start up and connect perfectly on a desktop computer thru the router's built in website and then one or both satellites would disconnect and reconnect every few minutes. They would take turns disconnecting and connecting. After I saw that happening, I decided to stop wasting my energy and went with the Google Wifi. Google now had a 6e system I think it is called Nest Pro.
Sounds like you may have had a faulty system in the first place.
