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Orbi RBR50 Satellite with Switch Not Working
Hi All, Here's the situation. I have my Orbi router upstairs in my office, then have one of the satellites backhauled downstairs in the basement. I have an ethernet running through the walls from...
Alright, after a lot of work I finally found the (easy) solution...
1. From running the ethernet signal test from the satellite to the theater, it was determined that the ethernet cable was only sending signals 5-8, missing 1-4.
2. I recrimped the cable to make sure that wasn't the problem, still only received signals 5-8.
3. Got a new Cat 6 cable to pull through the walls, discovered the problem when pulling out the old cable, something (I assume a mouse) had chewed halfway through the cable....
4. Once the new Cat 6 was in place, plugged it into the satellite and the switch, everything worked perfectly.
5. Happy to report that going Router --> Satellite --> Switch --> Roku/Xbox/etc. works with no issues. The switch I used was a TP-Link (TL-SG105).
Thanks again CrimpOn for your help.
As the Brits would say, "Jolly good show."
Alright, after a lot of work I finally found the (easy) solution...
1. From running the ethernet signal test from the satellite to the theater, it was determined that the ethernet cable was only sending signals 5-8, missing 1-4.
2. I recrimped the cable to make sure that wasn't the problem, still only received signals 5-8.
3. Got a new Cat 6 cable to pull through the walls, discovered the problem when pulling out the old cable, something (I assume a mouse) had chewed halfway through the cable....
4. Once the new Cat 6 was in place, plugged it into the satellite and the switch, everything worked perfectly.
5. Happy to report that going Router --> Satellite --> Switch --> Roku/Xbox/etc. works with no issues. The switch I used was a TP-Link (TL-SG105).
Thanks again CrimpOn for your help.