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V2.1.3.4 Bridging
Starting a new thread specific to my issue. So I woke up this morning to V2.1.3.4 being installed. Not only was my wireless network down but so was my wired network. Started troublshooting and notice...
Ok, keep us posted. I'm curious about your unmanaged switch results...
Is the Orbi is running in router mode or AP mode?
Orbi is running in AP mode.
So to recap - connecting one satellite directly to the Orbi router's LAN port (not via the switch) solves the bradocast storm/loop issue. If I plug the 2nd satellite into a switch (in an attempt to get ethernet backhaul to work), it results in a serious broadcast storm that hoses my entire network.
So, I enabled telnet on the 2nd satellite and ran:
brctl stp br0 1
This enabled STP on the bridge interface and boom -- fixed. I am hard wired now with wifi off:
~ speedtest Retrieving speedtest.net configuration... Testing from Verizon Fios (x.x.x.x)... Retrieving speedtest.net server list... Selecting best server based on ping... Hosted by XXXXX (XXXXXXX, XX) [12.01 km]: 7.488 ms Testing download speed................................................................................ Download: 706.85 Mbit/s Testing upload speed................................................................................................ Upload: 144.08 Mbit/s
Based on this I REALLY think that this is due to STP being disabled in V2.1.3.4. I'm going to look to see how to make STP persist through reboots and call it a day. Thanks for your help FURRYe38