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ORBI AP mode ethernet backhaul
Hello,
My Orbi Satellite-2 will not connect via hardwired Ethernet, it will only connect to the backhaul via 5G. The firmware on the satellite is Hardware Version: RBS840
Firmware Version: V3.2.18.1_1.4.14
This is my topology, please excuse I made with MSPaint
According to this thread:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-AP-mode-and-Backhaul-connections/td-p/1966133
Mstrbig suggested to "make sure to turn off Daisy-Chaining Topology." And then FURRYe38 says that "Diasy Chain will be under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings in either mode." Well that setting doesn't exist there....![]()
And so when I search that setting in the manual https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK852/RBK852_UM_EN.pdf It doesn't exist. Daisy is not mentioned, nor chain, nor topology. Also, the KB that says how to enable that setting https://kb.netgear.com/000048460/How-do-I-disable-daisy-chain-topology-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System?article=000048460
and the section where it says "this article applies to" if you expand it, it applies to my RBS840, so can someone help me?
Thank you!
also it is impossible to post anything useful in this because everytime I tried it kept erroring with "Your post has been changed because invalid HTML was found in the message body. The invalid HTML has been removed. Please review the message and submit the message when you are satisfied." I am not putting HTML in the post.
17 Replies
Daisy Chain option will not be seen on Orbi AX system FW. It's all automatic.
If your using ethernet connected RBS, it won't be used.
Use same configuration for my RBS. 1 RBS has 3 switches daisy chained on one segment after the RBR.
Do the RBS connect to the back of the RBR and see a wired status?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet switch in the configuration?
What CAT# lan cables are you using? CAT6 is recommended.
WOW thanks for your quick response!
Do the RBS connect to the back of the RBR and see a wired status? I dont understand. Could you maybe rephrase? As soon as I plug the Orbi Satellite-2 into the TPlink switch, it gets a 1Gigabit link light and starts flashing like its communicating, but it immediately disappears from the Attached Devices list in the Orbi RBR page.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet switch in the configuration?
switch #2 = TP-Link TL-SG105-M2 and switch #1 = TRENDnet TEG-S380
there are multiple other devices plugged into those switches and working just fine, the only issue is the Satellite-2
What CAT# lan cables are you using? CAT6 is recommended. I'm using CAT6 for everything.
Plug the SAT2 directly to the back of the RBR with out switches and test.
I've replaced the TP-Link switch with another TRENDnet TEG-S380 and the Satelite-2 is still not showing up. It seems pretty ridiculous to me that Netgear cannot create a backhaul connection through 2 simple switches.
Same result with TP-Link TL-SG105. No wired backhaul connection for the Satelite 2
What happens if you swap RBS with each other, does the problem follow or remain?
I swapped the satellites as you suggested. Satellite 1 is where 2 was and satellite 2 is where 1 was. Now, since satellite 1 is where 2 was, satellite 1 is now having the same issue as what satellite 2 was having before. Satellite 2 is now working hard wired, but it has a direct connection to the back of the RBR 840 and it's not passing through a switch. If I had known that these satellites could not be hardwired through a switch, I would not have purchased them. For $800 dollars it is really crazy to me that these things cannot communicate with each other through a simple switch. I have tried 3 different switches and none of them work. I am really disappointed with this.
In the manual:
The connection between the satellite and router is good.
The LED lights blue for three minutes and then turns off.
BlueWhich is exactly the behavior of the Satellite 2, but it still doesn't show up in the attached devices.
