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Orbi STP/BPDU errors
Hi - looking for some information about how Orbi uses the STP/BPDU protocols. Can't find any via google, so hoping that someone here knows more. I am using an Orbi RBK50 in AP mode plugged into ...
I don't have your answer, but I do have an RBR50 in AP mode plugged into a Ubiquiti US-8-150W switch. This is similar to the Edgeswitch. No STP issues with that, that I am aware of anyway.
Are you certain it's the Orbi causing the errors?
Also, what exactly do you have plugged into the switch. RBK50 is the part number for the kit. Is it the the router or the satellite that's plugged into the switch?
It's the router that's plugged in to the Edgeswitch, though again operating in AP mode. I believe it is the Orbi router that is causing the problem as the error messages stop when I unplug the router and resume immediately when I replug the router.
I've not plugged the satellites in yet, so can''t comment on whether they also generate this error.
I know that the Ubiquiti Unifi switches are slightly different than the Ubiquiti EdgeMax switches, but I'm not familiar with the details. My system is working, in the sense that wireless devices can connect via the Orbi Router and work fine. It's only when I inspect the system logs on the EdgeSwitch that I notice this error. When you say your system has no issues, have you looked at the system log?
Thanks!
-Robert
Thanks for the further detail.
I expect that plugging-in the satellites would cause issues, such as a network loop. That's why I asked.
I looked at the "Events" in the Unifi controller and don't see any errors noted there. I'll need to SSH into the switch to see if there is a log there analagous to the Edgeswitch. There's no GUI on the Unifi switches.
I logged into the switch via SSH and looked at the log in /var/log/messages.
No spanning tree errors. Plenty of messages about the spanning tree config changing, and a new root being selected, etc. I have a Sonos system, which uses STP, so it just looks like normal STP operations..