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MS70 Wired Backhaul still shows Wireless
I recently updated from the MR60/MS60 system to the MR70/MS70 system because I was having regular WiFi failures with the MR60 after having it for just over two years. For the new MR70/MS70 devices I put them in the exact same places and used the same wired cables for the backhaul as the old MR60/MS60 setup. However one of the MS70's is still saying that it is using the wireless backhaul. The other MS70 showed wired backhaul. I tried rebooting the router and satellites to see if it was just not syncing properly, but it still shows the same wireless backhaul status from that one location. I reconnected the MR60/MS60 devices and it shows wired backhaul from that location still.
Is the MS70 more sensitive to potential cabling issues, or is something wrong with my new MR70/MS70 setup?
All of the 70 series devices are on firmware v1.0.2.26_2.0.53. The backhaul from the MS70's are connected to the MR70 through a NetGear ProSafe GS108 switch. The same one I had been using for the wired backhaul for the MR60/MS60s that was working.
Any suggestions?
I tested it with the cable that came with the devices, both locally and as a patch cable at the location and it showed as "wired" with that cable both times. So it looks like it didn't like my old patch cable. .
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Did you first sync the MS to the MR via wireless first?What happens if you connect of the MS directly to the back of the MR using a ethernet cable with out the switch in the middle?
Try swapping MS locations to see if the problem follows.
What CAT# cables are you using? CAT6 is recommended.
I tested it with the cable that came with the devices, both locally and as a patch cable at the location and it showed as "wired" with that cable both times. So it looks like it didn't like my old patch cable. .
