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Noodles123
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Jan 17, 2022

Orbi RBR850 wiring satellites thru switch

Hi - I’m in an apartment building whose walls and floors create significant interference for WiFi. The good news is that I have Ethernet hardwired through much of the house. I have an RBR850 and 4 sat...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 18, 2022
Noodles123 wrote:
I have a fios modem that is connected to the RBR850. That is then connected to a switch (which is where the Ethernet cords from around the house connect, including to the two satellites). What could cause this?

Could you please describe the wiring in a bit more detail.

Do all those ethernet cables terminate in:

  • A patch panel. then ethernet patch cords are used to connect from the patch panel to the switch? or
  • into the switch itself (no patch panel)?

While there is no logical reason why connecting satellites through a switch should have any effect on the satellites, if there is a patch panel, would it be possible to bypass the switch and cable directly from the patch panel to the Orbi 805 ethernet ports?