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chinashaw
Aspirant
Nov 30, 2020

Orbi RBr 50 and ethernet backhaul

I currently have a BT home hub 5 connected to an RBR50 Orbi router (in AP mode) with 4 satellites attached to it. This is causing a few irritating issues and I am doing the following:   a. Replacin...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 30, 2020

Do you have a different switch you can try? 

I've seen instances where some switches cause issues with the backhaul. 

As well as its worth checking the cabling as well. 

If the orbi is in AP mode, the bt hub will be controlling all qos, prioritization. have you checked its settings for that? 

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    chinashaw
    Aspirant
    Nov 30, 2020

    Hi Plemens,

    I am going to try the following:

     

    a. Change the switch to a 10port Netgear unmanaged switch (I have a spare)

     

    b. Also try ditching the switch for this particular connection and putting in an RJ45 coupler. Ideally this will make the two Orbi's have a direct connection and so remove any issues caused by the switch.

     

    c. I am getting rid of the Home Hub 5 and replacing it with the DM200 to do exactly that, it will allow me to turn the Orbi from AP into the Router and let it handle all the work.

     

    Thanks,


    Nicholas