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LSUMeathead
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Jul 17, 2019

Direct wired satellite keeps trying to connect to router wirelessly

I'm having trouble getting my setup right & it is frustrating because it should be ridiculously simple.   I have a three level house. My cable modem is plugged dirrectly into my RBR50 router & both...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 25, 2019
LSUMeathead wrote:

The satellite cycles through, boots up, and glows blue. Orbi shows that it is hardwired, but then it flips back to wireless & the status is amber (poor signal) because it's wirelessly trying to connect to the router or daisy chain off another satellite in a room that already receives a poor signal from outside.

This is the puzzler.  "Turns blue and shows hardwired, but then...."

One way to check the ethernet cable is attached a computer (laptop?) to the cable and see if it connects to the router successfully.

Are the RBR50 and the RBS30 on the latest firmware?