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RBS50 doesn't fail over to wireless backhaul when disconnecting wired backhaul
I am using an RBR50 with one RBS50 satellite. The wireless backhaul is working well however I've recently moved to a wired backhaul with a switch between the two units. This works well too.
I was testing what would happen if I disconnect the backhaul cable from the RBR50 to simulate a network outage and to my surprise the RBS50 doesn't fail over to the wireless backhaul so all attached devices are now disconnected from the internet. I suspect that because the RBS50 is still attached to the switch, it thinks its backhaul interface is still up and waits for a reconnection instead of failing over to the wireless backhaul.
Not a big deal but I was wondering if my assumption is correct.
TIA!
Thanks for the suggestion FURRYe38 however it turns out that the hallway switch being in the middle of the wired backhaul is indeed causing the issue as the RBS50 still thinks it's connected to the RBR50. If I disconnect the RED cable on the diagram, the fail over to wireless backhaul happens within 3 minutes, then when I reconnect it, it switches back to the wired backhaul. But if I disconnect the GREEN cable, nothing happens, nada.
Ideally I'd need to bypass the hallway switch altogether and connect the green cable directly from the RBR50 to the RBS50 but for practical reasons (i.e. cabling in ceiling) I can't so I'll live with this.
As I said at the beginning it's not a big deal as everything is working well but it's good to know that ideally a wired backhaul should be a direct connection.
Thanks!
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- How long did you wait for the switchover to take place?
What switch are you connected to?
What modem/gateway do you have the orbi connected to?
And how do you have the switch in the connection?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)?
