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RBR50 connection issues with Router only 100MBit
Dear users, I have a connection issue between Orbi RBR50 and the Router. After upgrading to Fiberglass (500 MBit) I have connected the RBR50 via a Cat7 cable to the Router (Telekom Speedport Smar...
I am sure you will be laughing....
I placed an 1GB switch in between, so connected the CAT 7 cable to the switch and then with a CAT5e cable to the RBR50 - it connected with 1 Gbps!
Okay, assuming the CAT7 cable is not accepted by the Orbi, I connected it with a CAT 7 cable to the switch and now I expected again to have it connected at 100Mbps, but no, it is also connected with 1Gbps.
I do not have an answer to that strange behaviour. It seems as it just did not like directly been connected with the Router with that CAT7 cable. I just could not change the CAT 7 cable because it is in the wall.
Nevertheless, thank you very much FURRYe38 for the idea solving that issue.
By the way, I always forgot to say, that the Firmware is the newest, 2.7.5.4.
