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RBRE960 1GB Ports Power Cycling?
Hey all, just set up the RBRE960 router and two RBSE960 satellites. Initial stability was a little touch and go, but it seems to have calmed down and now it's pretty stable. I have my Orbi set up in "AP Mode" with the modem connected to the yellow 10GB Internet port. There is one 2.5GB port to hardwire a satellite if desired, which I don't use. There are three 1GB ports, and my question is this. In AP Mode is it normal for these three 1GB ports to power cycle over and over? Any device I connect to these three ports will constantly connect and disconnect. Same with the 2.5GB port. My assumption is because it's in AP Mode and the Orbi only expects to see a modem/switch/firewall appliance connected to the 10GB Internet Port, but I just want to be sure before I'm out of the warranty period.
Thanks in advance!
Well, I was finally able to test this again. Disconnected all cables and then connected the Orbi 1GB router ports to my Netgear GS108v4 unmanaged switch. Tried all Orbi 1GB router ports and all 8 unmanaged switch ports, and I cannot duplicate the strange behavior from before. Now the two devices connect at 1GB speed and stay connected with the activity lights blinking constantly as expected. Not sure why it's different now, but I'm glad that it's now acting the way it's supposed to. Thank you for testing this setup, that took some effort and it's much appreciated.
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Ah no, no LAN ports should be seeing problems or disconnects.
What devices do you have connected to the 1Gb LAN ports?
What is the brand and model# of the host router the RBR is connected too on it's 10Gb WAN port in AP mode?
Did you configure Dynamic or Static IP addressing for AP mode? I prefer Static IP address.
What CAT# lan cable are you using between the RBR and wired devices? CAT6 UTP is recommended on the 1Gb ports, CAT6A STP for the 2.5 port and 10Gb WAN port.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
F_V wrote:
Any device I connect to these three ports will constantly connect and disconnect.
Can you please describe more about this phenomenon?
- What sort of message does the device provide? ("no internet"?)
- What does "constantly" mean? every hour? every day? every minute?
In Access Point (AP) mode, the upstream router assigns IP addresses to every device on the network.
- The RBRE960 router
- Both RBSE960 satellites
- Every other device that connects to the system (wired or WiFi)
Do you have a way to communicate with devices on the local LAN?
(such as a computer or smartphone app that can 'ping' devices by IP address)Not sure this will help, but I run my Orbi in AP Mode and if I plug any of the 3 LAN 1GB LAN ports on the back of the Orbi into a switch it just power cycles over and over and never holds a consistent connection.
What devices do you have connected to the 1Gb LAN ports?
What is the brand and model# of the host router the RBR is connected too on it's 10Gb WAN port in AP mode?
Did you configure Dynamic or Static IP addressing for AP mode? I prefer Static IP address.
What CAT# lan cable are you using between the RBR and wired devices? CAT6 UTP is recommended on the 1Gb ports, CAT6A STP for the 2.5 port and 10Gb WAN port.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
F_V wrote:
Hey all, just set up the RBRE960 router and two RBSE960 satellites. Initial stability was a little touch and go, but it seems to have calmed down and now it's pretty stable. I have my Orbi set up in "AP Mode" with the modem connected to the yellow 10GB Internet port. There is one 2.5GB port to hardwire a satellite if desired, which I don't use. There are three 1GB ports, and my question is this. In AP Mode is it normal for these three 1GB ports to power cycle over and over? Any device I connect to these three ports will constantly connect and disconnect. Same with the 2.5GB port. My assumption is because it's in AP Mode and the Orbi only expects to see a modem/switch/firewall appliance connected to the 10GB Internet Port, but I just want to be sure before I'm out of the warranty period.
Thanks in advance!
This post can be closed. When I run the Orbi in AP Mode and plug the 3 1GB ports into an unmanaged switch, the port connection cycles on and off. Doesn't matter since I don't need to plug these ports into the switch, just wondering if anyone else had seen this behavior.
Are you plugging in all 3 LAN ports into the Switch or just one of the 3 LAN ports?
What is the brand and model of this LAN switch your using?
Do the RBS ethernet connect and sync correctly when directly connected to the back of the RBR using one of the 1 Gb LAN ports in back?
This is how it should be connected between the RBS and RBR:
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System 📡
NG GS-105/108v4 and GS308v3, D-Link DGS-105/108 and HP ProCurve 1400/1800 series switches work for Orbi systems. XS505M and GS110MX work great with the 9 series.What devices do you have connected to the 1Gb LAN ports?
What is the brand and model# of the host router the RBR is connected too on it's 10Gb WAN port in AP mode?
Did you configure Dynamic or Static IP addressing for AP mode? I prefer Static IP address.
What CAT# lan cable are you using between the RBR and wired devices? CAT6 UTP is recommended on the 1Gb ports, CAT6A STP for the 2.5 port and 10Gb WAN port.
I've not seen with this my 9 series.
Post thread isn't closed since the problem hasn't been resolved.
