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timorbi
Dec 16, 2019Aspirant
satellite kills wired connections
I've been using an Orbi router for about a week, it's connected directly to a fast WAN modem, and has a wired connection (using LAN ports at both ends) to an Orbi satellite in another room. Both hav...
timorbi
Dec 16, 2019Aspirant
I've discovered that if I break the wired connection between my router and satellite (then relying on wireless between the two), the wired connections from other devices start to work again almost immediately.
This seems a waste though of the cabling installed in my home from one room to another, and I don't understand why the wired arrangement would have worked ok before, but not now.
- CrimpOnDec 16, 2019Guru - Experienced User
If this Orbi is less than 90 days old, I would not hesitate to use Netgear's 90 days of "Complimentary Support". On the Netgear product registration page, there is a link to "get support".