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Trx1975
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Nov 17, 2024
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Orbi often magenta

Hi, not happy with my rbr760 and 2 sattelites. I have no method to link them to eachother. So current setop is modem - > switch - > wired rbr and 2x sattelites in 3 different rooms. The sattelit...
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    CrimpOn
    Nov 23, 2024
    Trx1975 wrote:

    yes, that would be the best, but my modem and orbis are in different locations. So no Orbi near the modem/Switch A

    This is a common situation which can be solved in three ways:

    1. Relocate the Orbi units so that the router is adjacent to the ISP modem. Perhaps relocating the two satellites will result in reasonable coverage.  This will allow the Orbi router WAN port to connect to the modem and the two satellites to connect to router LAN ports (perhaps through the switch).
    2. Run a second Ethernet cable from the modem/switch location to the Orbi location.
      Connect the Orbi WAN port to the modem with one cable (bypassing the switch).
      Connect an Orbi LAN port to Switch A using the other cable.
      Switch A is not connected to the ISP modem.
    3. Place managed switches at the Orbi location and the modem location (two switches).  This will allow the single Ethernet cable to function as a VLAN "trunk" and carry both the traffic between modem and Orbi WAN port and the traffic between the Satellites and Orbi LAN port over a single cable.  For example, the Netgear GS105E now sells on Amazon for $40.  Paying $80 for two switches might be significantly less costly than installing another cable.
      • At the router location, connect the existing Ethernet cable between modem location and Orbi router location to Port 1 and define Port 1 as a VLAN trunk.
      • Connect the Orbi router WAN port to Port 2 on the managed switch and define this Port as VLAN 1
      • Connect an Orbi LAN port to Port 3 on the managed switch and define this as VLAN 2
      • At the modem location, connect the existing Ethernet able to Port 1 and define Port 1 as a VLAN trunk.
      • Connect the modem to Port 2 on the switch and define Port 1 as VLAN 1
      • Connect Satellite 1 to port 3 of the managed switch and define it as VLAN 2
      • Connect Satellite 2 to port 4 of the managed switch and define it as VLAN 2
        A longer description of this process can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7to2s3f4rxkfqjnccvk8c/VLAN-Solution.pdf?rlkey=ywv6oxinpgpx6pqjb7ao45zd8&dl=0