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Firmware v3.2.10.11 makes ethernet backhaul unstable
It's all in the title. I use ethernet backhaul for one of my satellites as it's pretty far from the router. Worked fine with the previous firmware, but 3.2.10.11 made the ethernet backhaul connection...
There a switch in between the RBS and RBR?
How is the RBS connected to the RBR?
My two RBS have been stable since v10.11 was loaded. Use HP Procurve switches in between RBS and RBR.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last update?
- Direct CAT8 connection between RBR and RBS. Didn’t perform a factory reset yet.
Whats the distance between the RBS and RBR? 30 feet is starting...
Lets try a reset on the RBR and RBS to be sure. Something I haven't seen.
Be sure to set CTS and RTS to 2347 regardlesss after the reset.
Shouldn't see any issues with wired RBS though.
Forgot to update this thread, did a factory reset on both RBS and RBR, reconfigured everything, the blue/magenta bug is still there for the wired satellite.
Note that it only does it in AP mode with ethernet backhaul, not in router mode (after the factory reset, the Orbi automatically defaulted to router mode, before I switched it to AP mode, and there was no blue/magenta bug while in router mode). The bug is not there with WiFi backhaul either (both AP and router modes). So it's not a hardware issue.
Simply put, it would appear Netgear didn't test the impact of the firmware changes while on AP mode with ethernet backhaul before they released it. We're still beta testing this thing 4 months into it, this is getting a bit ridiculous.