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Spanning Tree problem with Orbi RBR50
I have been having network problems with my Orbi system for a few months now.. The symptoms are similar to issues others have reported, where satellites and other devices gradually disappear from th...
I observe the same behavior on my orbi with a "FLYLAND USB C Hub". If there is nothing connected to it but a ethernet cable is plugged in, everything goes haywire after a few minutes and wired devices can no longer be pinged. Not the entire network shuts down but large parts of it. All wirelessly connected devices continue to be happy.
In my case I have the offending device plugged directly into a sattelite which itself is also on ethernet backhaul. I have not tried what happens if there is another switch in between.
This USB hub has a ethernet port?
mitsuhiko wrote:I observe the same behavior on my orbi with a "FLYLAND USB C Hub". If there is nothing connected to it but a ethernet cable is plugged in, everything goes haywire after a few minutes and wired devices can no longer be pinged. Not the entire network shuts down but large parts of it. All wirelessly connected devices continue to be happy.
In my case I have the offending device plugged directly into a sattelite which itself is also on ethernet backhaul. I have not tried what happens if there is another switch in between.
I would check with the mfr of this device to see if it's compatible. If this one device causes this to happen when it's connected, something with this device needs to be looked at. Ask the mfr if they have tested this with a Orbi system.
Is this the unit?
I don't see any ethernet port support on this unit...Is there a different model unit?
It may be this one?
Regardlelss, if this one device is causing problems, then it mabe best NOT to use it with Orbi. Seems like it maybe a compatbility problem with this one particular mfr device. I have a USB 3.0 C adapter that I use with my mac book and it doesn't cause problems. Thought it's just a LAN to USB C adapter, no additional USB ports.
Your comment is not super useful. The issue is understood, there are apparently USB-C hubs around that cause the network to drop out. To which degree a faulty device should however take down an entire network is something I believe that should be discussed.
In any case it's valuable for others to know that USB-C ethernet hubs indeed do this to your network, at least when an Orbi is included.