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Is it possible to connect one satellite wired and the other through Wifi
Since couple days I own a RBK53v2 Mesh Wifi system. One of my satellites has sometimes poor connection (it even connects on 2.4GHz time to time) to avoid bad connection on this satellite, I have...
Did you view the recommended wiring and ensure you have the router connected to the satellite on the correct ports?
The Netgear ProSafe GS108E appears to be a wonderful "managed" switch. However, I have seen posts on the forum that Orbi does not interact well with managed switches, in particular with IGMP snooping.
Have you tried physically moving the satellite to the same location as the router (temporarily, to test)
- Connect the satellite directly to the router (in place of the switch) and see if it changes to ethernet backhaul.
(It may not happen instantly. There are internal timers on the Orbi that periodically check for better connections.) - If that works, plug the switch back in, and plug the satellite into the switch.
- If that fails, the switch is the culprit.
- If that also works correctly, the ethernet cable running to the original satellite location may be defective.
Once again, satallite RBS50 is not connected through the switches but directly on the router RBR50 :smileyhappy:
I think I am not clear enough in my above posts, might be my poor English...
Spawn3D wrote:Once again, satallite RBS50 is not connected through the switches but directly on the router RBR50 :smileyhappy:
I think I am not clear enough in my above posts, might be my poor English...
Your English is fine. I did not read carefully.
I would still perform the experiment of bringing the satellite to the router and testing ethernet backhaul in the same room.
It is possible that your CAT5e cable is damaged or kinked enough along its route that it may not be capable of handling 1Gb/s speed. As suggested, try another CAT5e or CAT6 cable between your router and satellite for the backhaul. You could move the satellite closer to the router to test the backhaul with another network cable.
