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darrenkdean
Jun 12, 2018Tutor
Wired Backhaul Not Reconnecting After Power Outage?
Have been using the Orbi system with three satellites for some time now (successfully). The Orbi Router & two of the satellites (running in AP Mode) are hard wired to a Cisco Switch & configured to ...
FURRYe38
Jul 02, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Your issue maybe your managed swtich. Others have had problems with managed switches and IGMP protocols.
Try testing the with non managed switch in place.
- darrenkdeanJul 03, 2018Tutor
IGMP snooping protocols are not enabled on the switch; never have been. The managed Cisco switch is not the issue, it's Netgear Orbi Firmware.
After messing around with it for two hours & failing to bring the wired backhaul back up, I downgraded the firmware back to 2.1.4.10. The wired backhaul instantly came back up. Very frustrating.
When the Orbi's are up & running they run beautifully. Netgear has some work to do when it comes to power outages / reboots / firmware.
Best-
Darren
- FURRYe38Jul 03, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Something you can contact them and ask about and let them know.
Good Luck.