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Ethernet Backhaul is freezing up WiFi completely and kicking everyone off (RBR50) & (RBS50)
I have factory reset these both multiple times. I have tried to originally connect them wirelessly, and then shut off the Satellite, and plug it into ethernet, and then turn it back on. This locks up...
Have you tried simply waiting? Recognition of wired backhaul takes minutes, not seconds. It generally takes 5 minutes per satellite for my system to stabilize after starting up each wired satellite one at a time.
One theory is that wiring a satellite causes it to use the same LAN address simultaneously for both wired and wireless interfaces, resulting in the storm you see. But the system eventually figures out that it's wired and shuts off the wireless backhaul. This is just a theory, I don't know whether it's the true explanation.
ALso after waiting 5 minutes and the top led to turn on BLUE for each unit, set up an IP address reservation for each satellite ON the router. I would also unplug ALL other LAN devices from the router, just leave one wired PC connected while getting things configured. It does take time to get the satellites wire configured.
I will try again, but it just seems to blow up every time. It does give me a Blue top and then everything gets kicked off wifi. I don't have a wired connection for my PC of course. :) I could look to find a USB to Ethernet Cable adapter I have somewhere. Curious, why would that be helpful?
The last time I logged into Orbilogin after wiring it up the Satellite showed that it was set to a wired backhaul, and then fully locked up and kicked everything off again.
I just set up the IP address reservation for the Satellite and I will go unhook all the rest of the wired connections. I had done that before but it didn't seem to help.
I will also leave it alone for 10 minutes after starting to see if that helps.