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Orbi RBK 53 ethernet backhaul switch problem
After Compliments,
I am having an issue with 2 houses with the orbi router, satellites, modem and switch.
So here is the lay out.
I have a have a Hauwei HG8245H Modem.
This is connected to a...
alios69 wrote:
I have a have a Hauwei HG8245H Modem.
This is connected to a netgear 16-port unmanaged switch "GS316"
The router has my RBR50 router connected to it, in addition to 3 satellites RBS50 connected to it.
I find this confusing. The Hauwei HG8254H I see on the Internet has four LAN ports. Orbi RBR50 plus three RBS50 plus one Netgear switch makes five devices. How exactly are the components connected? (That affects the comment below about DHCP.)
alios69 wrote:
Both the modem and the ORBI router have DHCP turned on.
With the RBS50's connected to both the Hauwei and the Orbi, this looks like a receipe for disaster. The way I remember it, a devices broadcasts a DHCP request and gets an IP from the first server to respond. So, one time it might be the modem, another time the Orbi might be first. So, defining the same IP for the satellites in both the Orbi and the modem would seem to be a good idea.