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hackwright
May 13, 2020Tutor
Orbi Ethernet Backhaul/Compatible Switches
I've been (unsuccessfully) trying to setup my ethernet backhaul between my Orbi RBR50 and RBS50 and have recently stumbled across a decent number of conversations/posts describing the woes of Orbi's ...
FURRYe38
Jul 22, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Very possible. Might ask the retailer if you find one about Rev Info.
tomschmidt
Jul 22, 2020Virtuoso
Netgear really needs to fix this so that green network switches work on the wired backhaul of the Orbi. Netgear does not even offer a current model of a network switch without the green 802.3az feature. My Netgear GS116v1 is about 4 years old and does not have 802.3az built in, so it works. But newer versions do not work since the green features are now standard.
Adding Blanca_O to escalate.
- FURRYe38Jul 22, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Yes, would be nice for Orbi AC and AX.