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pbarham
May 09, 2020Apprentice
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...
mitsuhiko
Jul 06, 2020Tutor
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.
FURRYe38
Jul 06, 2020Guru - Experienced User
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.