Hello, My Orbi mesh system suddenly stopped routing wired devices. I had an RBR50 with two satellites (RBS50 and RBS20) previously working well. Suddenly my wired devices stopped routing. Current state: Factory reset all devices. RBR50 and RBS50 are configured and plugged in. I have a desktop in my basement wired into the RBS50. - From the desktop, I can draw a dhcp ip address and I can ping the satellite, the lan side of my router ,as well as a laptop on wifi. - The router "sees" the desktop and knows its IP address. - I turned off "daisy chain" in advanced settings based on an Internet article I found. - Firmware for both is v2.7.5.4 I need my desktop to connect to the internet from the basement. Any help on how to proceed is most appreciated. https://www.reddit.com/r/orbi/comments/17s9073/wired_devices_not_routing_orbi_rbr50_rbs50/

I solved it. I am embarressed to say, I had a killswitch process running in the background. I had to go in through the CLI and kill the process then I got right through. Thanks for all of the help.

Wired devices not routing: Orbi RBR50, RBS50

6 Replies

CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 10, 2023
Is the desktop computer the only device which does not have internet access?

Could you open a command window and report the information about the desktop DHCP assignment?

i.e. run ipconfig /all

for the Ethernet adapter, report:

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway IP

DNS IP
- DaveM1234
  Aspirant
  Nov 10, 2023
  Hello,
  
  Yes it's a desktop running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  Ifconfig =
  inet 192.168.3.4
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  broadcast 192.168.3.255
  
  default route = 192.168.3.1
  gateway = 192.168.3.1
  
  arp -a
  I can ping the
  RBR50 3.1
  RBS50 3.3
  But I *cannot* ping 3.2 which is the laptop connected to the wifi router that I am typing on now.
  
  From the laptop I *can* ping
  The router, satellite, and the desktop that won't route out.
  
  No changes to desktop except I did turn the firewall off for trouble shooting. Normal rule set to deny incoming and allow outgoing.
  - CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 10, 2023
    Thanks for the information. What sort of computer is the laptop?
    
    (Windows, for example, does not respond to ICMP (ping) until told to do so. Here's one article - of many.)
    
    https://www.en-zdv.uni-mainz.de/allowing-icmp-ping-in-the-windows-firewall/
    
    Have you tried to ping something outside the local network, such as Google DNS (8.8.8.8)?

Forum Discussion

Wired devices not routing: Orbi RBR50, RBS50