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RBK50 Satellite will disconnect only when cat6 cable is connected
I have an RBK50 system with two satellites and have recently hooked up a wifi bridge that is plugged into one of our satellites and sends internet out to our barn.
It gave me fits doing similar things when we set it up initially, but somehow it ended up working. Recently, it has gone back to somehow "killing" the satellite. If we leave the bridge unplugged, the satellite never disconnects. As soon as we connect it, the satellite will disconnect within about 5 min. It doesn't do it immediately, but shortly after it will.
I'm thinking that somehow Orbi thinks it is a threatening connection and shutting it down or something along those lines, but it doesn't make much sense. Any advice?
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Looks like this bridge is creating loops in the Orbi satellite. What type of bridge is this and how is it configured?
There are a pair of Ubiquiti Nanostation M2 one on each end. They are configured in bridge mode as Station and AP on Channel 1 (least usage) and I've narrowed beam significantly.
Can you expand on what you mean by "Creating loops" The antenna are running a totally different SSID that is hidden and password connected.
One more question, are you using wired or wireless backhaul? (the connection between Orbi's router and satellite)
