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Orbi RBE770 Backhaul
Hi All, I just installed a new RBE770 system with 3 satellites, and everything has gone well. The issue I have is Ethernet Backhaul. If I connect a satellite directly to the Base Router, ...
How do I get this connection to stay as a wired backhaul connection and not switch back to wireless?
My first question is whether you actually need to. Are you getting reasonable wifi performance in the garage?
I have sometimes had similar issues getting the wired backhaul to be used consistently (though I don't own the 770). But the backhaul performance with my 870 is good enough that I didn't worry about it.
If I connect the cable going into the unmanaged switch (from the satellite in the garage) it switches to wired so my guess is it's something to do with the unmanagaed switch!! As to what though, I don't know. Do I need a different switch?
I'm not sure how you are reconnecting it. Are you saying that it works when you connect the RBR and RBS directly to each other (and not through the switch)?
The LAN ports on on the 770 are 2.5 gbps. Are you using a gigabit switch? Also, are you using cat 6a cabling?