Problem of newly added Orbi ethernet backhaul

"I also disabled (unchecked) the daisy-chaining checkbox." Try putting a check mark in the check box. 

If you updated to recent FW v.210, try enabling Daisy Chain. Some have mentioned that this seems to be working in reverse order, enabling means disabled actually. Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/quot-Reverse-quot-Daisy-Chain-issue-any-update/m-p/1653439
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-RBR50-Slow-Wired-WAN-after-2-2-1-210-Upgrade/m-p/1667058/highlight/true#M45881

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trfish wrote:

Summary: I think the router GUI has a bug. It does not correctly reflect wired or wireless backhaul on the connected devices status display.

 

Details:

I just installed a system with an RBR50 router and two RBS50 satellites. All devices were upgraded to latest firmware. Here's the config for the router:

Hardware Version RBR50
Firmware Version V2.2.1.210
GUI Language Version V1.0.0.339
Operation Mode AP

 

I also disabled (unchecked) the daisy-chaining checkbox.

 

I connected them all to ethernet. They are all connected to the same main switch. So my intention was to have them all connected via a wired backhaul. I added each satellite one at a time. I turned on the first satellite, and after multiple re-syncs and reboots, the router status finally showed the backhaul connection as "wired" and "good". When I added the second satellite, no matter what I did, the connection showed up as wireless. However, the satellite's status webpage showed the RF links between the router and satellite in gray, rather than blue or orange. So it seemed that from the satellite's perspective, it thought it was using the wired backhaul. To prove this, I moved the satellite as far away from the router as possible, re-connected the wired backhaul, and verified that the router still said "wireless", and the satellite still showed no RF connection between the router and satellite. Then I disconnected the ethernet cable. The router status almost immeidately went to "poor" and "disconnected". The satellite webpage now showed the two RF links from router to satellite in orange and blue. So clearly, regardless of what the router status was saying, the router and satellite were connected using the ethernet backhaul when that hard-wired backhaul was available. When I plugged the ethernet cable back into the satellite, the router said the connection status returned to "good", and the satellite webpage showed the router-to-satellite RF links in gray (meaning they were inactive).

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