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BasilB
Aug 08, 2020Aspirant
Orbi losing LAN connection
My setup is RBR50 with 2 RBs50 and 2 RBS20 satellites. All the satellites are wired directly to the router and are not daisy chained and only 1 satellite is connected via a switch. This has ...
FURRYe38
Aug 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What happens if you remove this switch from the configuration? This change anything?
BasilB
Aug 10, 2020Aspirant
I haven't removed the switch because only one satelite is attached to it and when the LAN goes down it affects everything.
The system has been stable the last two days so I haven't been tyroubleshooting. I did disable port forwarding and UpNp because there were a lot of bot attacks but I can't see how that would make any difference.
- FURRYe38Aug 11, 2020Guru - Experienced User
See how it goes.
I would try removing the switch to see if anything changes. Switches have been known to cause problems with Orbi.