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Switch from Wireless to Wired (RBS50v2 Satellite)
Moved one satellite to a new room which has an ethernet connection to my FiOS router in the basement. Thus, it was previously connected via 5G, now I want to move it to wired. I rebooted/shut down the satellite, firmware version is V2.5.1.16, etherne cable works fine, still nothing.
Outside of removing and re-adding the sateliite, anything else that I can try?
Thanks in advance!
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The satellites needs to connect to the orbi router or even through a switch.
If you're in a double nat (2 routers in router mode on the network) its not connecting on the same subnet as the router.
connecting to the fios router implies you're running 2 routers on the network.
caesar99 wrote:Moved one satellite to a new room which has an ethernet connection to my FiOS router in the basement. Thus, it was previously connected via 5G, now I want to move it to wired. I rebooted/shut down the satellite, firmware version is V2.5.1.16, etherne cable works fine, still nothing.
Your Orbi satellite must be wired to your Orbi base station, not your internet, in order to become part of the Orbi's network. Like this:
Router
\------ Orbi base
\-------- Orbi satellite
From your description of the ethernet connection in your new room, it sounds like it might be like this (and which will not work):
Router
\------ Orbi base
\
\-------- Orbi satellite
