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RBR850 / RBS850 Will Not Connect After Switching to AP Mode
I recently installed a Firewalla Gold firewall in router mode in my system and as a result, needed to switch my RBR850 (firmware version 4.6.8.2_2.1.9) from router mode to AP mode. After restarting t...
If you bring them (or start with 1) into the room with the RBR and direct wire it in, can you get the RBS to sync?
If you bring them (or start with 1) into the room with the RBR and direct wire it in, can you get the RBS to sync?
With one of the RBS850s directly connected to one of the RBR850s ethernet ports, sync still fails, but the behavior is different: the status LED on the RBS850 turns blue quite quickly, within a few seconds of starting the sync, however the RBR850 reports that the sync failed and shows 0 connected satellites. I can get to the RBS850s web page which reports "Your WIFI Orbi Satellite connection is up and running."
so when its hardwired in, you can access the satellite using its ip address?
If so, give it a few minutes to automatically sync and then disconnect it and see if it maintains/negotiates a connection over wireless.
After a few minutes, the RBS850 did sync when hardwired and I can access it using its IP address. I have disconnected the ethernet connection it and it still seems to be connected wirelessly (I can still connect to the RBS850 using its IP address and the RBR850 still sees it as a satellite.
So its connected, its just not displaying properly in the app/gui?
If so, I'd leave it as is.
You could always try a factory reset again or you can let it run as it is if its working.