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RBR50, RBS50
Hi , I have been using RBR50 router and couple of RBS50 satellites with ethernet backhaul for a while now. Recently I am noticing that the satellites will loose connection to router (it shows both sa...
How are the RBS ethernet connected to the RBR? Directly to the back of the RBR or is there a LAN switch or patch panel in the middle?
What CAT# LAN cable are you using? CAT6 is recommended.
How many RBS are deployed?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR📡 and RBS🛰️ to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly or ethernet connected.
The two RBS satellites are in basement and upstair loft. The ethernet (cat 7 cable) from router connects to a TP link switch, from which the basement satellite is connected. The upstair loft satellite has another TP link switch that in between. I think it is reasonable to assume that the wired backhaul is done correctly as it works most of the time. The problem that I am encountering is very odd - I have only noticed the connection drop when I connect one particular MacBook Pro to wifi network. We have multiple devices, laptops, iPads, internet TV, Apple TV , fire stick that is constantly running many using ethernet connection rather than wifi. I am curious if there is any known issue with MacBook Pro and Orbi computability or could this be trigerred by some kind of malware / virus on the MacBook Pro.