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Sigsgaard
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May 22, 2020

Switch compliancy with Orbi RBK23

Dear community

 

I just bought the Orbi RBK23 kit and would like a wired backhaul, therfore I'm looking for a compliant switch.

Read all the posts, but I do not find any Netgear Orbi recommendations of switches, with make and model.

I read they should be unmanaged and not green, but it is quite hard to find a gigabit switch which aren't using either Green or Energy-Efficient Ethernet technologies.

 

Questions:

1. Does Netgear provide any list of compliant switches for the Orbi backhaul?

2. Is Green and  Energy-Efficient Ethernet both problematic or is it only Green?

 

My setup:

Fibermodem to Orbi router

Orbi router to Switch

Switch to wired devices and Orbi satellites

 

Hope for your help :-) Best Peter

 

2 Replies

  • I've got both a managed switch and 2x green gigabit unmanaged switches on my network. 

    I haven't had a single issue with them. Some have said with managed switches to simply disable igmp. 

  • I've tested D-Links 105/108 series switches. I presume NG GS1-5/108 are similar. D-Link DGS-1100 works too, it's managed. IGMP disabled. 

    Alsp HP ProCurve 1400/1800 series 8 port


    Sigsgaard wrote:

    Dear community

     

    I just bought the Orbi RBK23 kit and would like a wired backhaul, therfore I'm looking for a compliant switch.

    Read all the posts, but I do not find any Netgear Orbi recommendations of switches, with make and model.

    I read they should be unmanaged and not green, but it is quite hard to find a gigabit switch which aren't using either Green or Energy-Efficient Ethernet technologies.

     

    Questions:

    1. Does Netgear provide any list of compliant switches for the Orbi backhaul?

    2. Is Green and  Energy-Efficient Ethernet both problematic or is it only Green?

     

    My setup:

    Fibermodem to Orbi router

    Orbi router to Switch

    Switch to wired devices and Orbi satellites

     

    Hope for your help :-) Best Peter

     



    work as well.