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Plugging devices to the ethernet ports of RBS53 knocks it off the network
After manually updating the firmware's on my one RBR and 2 RBS's, everything works fine, with good wireless backhaul between the router and the satellites. When I connect 2 devices (Dish hopper an...
I confirmed this with the second satellite.
It drops connection with the RBR sporadically until I disconnected a couple of Ethernet cables from the satellite (and switched those devices to WiFi). After that, the satellite-router connection is rock solid.
Very weird.
Any idea why the satellites don't like the use of its Ethernet ports?
Could they be getting confused by expecting a wired backhaul if I connect a device o the ports? I am spitballing here.
Any settings that I should check to allow the use of the Ethernet ports without disturbing the wireless connection between the RBR and tge RBS's?