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GLO
Tutor
Feb 03, 2025

Enabling Guest network impacts main wifi users receiving 169.x.x.x

Hi,  I am experiencing very unusual behavior on my RBRE960 and 2x RBSE960 (now with ethernet back hauls)   I have deduced that when I enable guest wifi, Iphones reconnecting to my main wifi, are s...
GLO's avatar
GLO
Tutor
Feb 11, 2025

Hi, The satellites are connected by ethernet back haul to a Netgear JGS524PE.

 

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 11, 2025

Ok that's a smart managed switch, these kinds of switches are known to cause problems in between the RBR and RBS. 

Any chance you can put in a non managed switch? NGs GS105 or GS305 series would work.