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Satellites wont connect iPhone & Sonos to wifi after 12 hours
I have an Orbi RBE771 router with three RBE770 satellites connected via Ethernet CAT6 back-haul through two unmanaged Netgear switches. The router and one satellite are in the house, the other two...
Yeah I thought about doing that too, and will try connecting the Satellite in the shed directly to the router, but still daisy chained to the second Satellite. This will need a minor change to the cable run in the cupboard in the house.
Thanks everyone for your help. I have re-worked my network given the suggestions below.
Wifi drops (was stable for months, but recently became unstable. Hub is Dell 6000 which is my workstation)
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Router
│
Switch
├────┐
│ Sat
│
Switch
├─────┬─────┐
│ │ │
Sat Hub Sat
Wifi drops + Hub connected but no internet (experiment where switch should be downstream from Sat - didn't work. Also took 2 of the satellites offline for experimenting)
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Router
│
Switch
│
Sat
│
Switch
│
Hub
Stable (has been for 24 hrs now :) by daisy chaining the satellites, and no downstream switch. All iPhones, iPads, Sonos and Ring devices enjoying stable wifi connectivity)
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Router
│
Switch
├───────┬─────┐
│ │ │
Switch Sat Sat
│ │
Hub Sat
Thank goodness I laid 2 ethernet cables down to the shed!
Still looking forward to the new firmware.
Brand and model# of these Switches that are in between the RBR and RBS?
Both switches are Netgear. The first one in the house is a GS316PP, and the one in the shed is a GS105Ev2
These are smart/managed switches. Can cause problems in between the RBR and RBS. Unmanaged switches are preferred.
Both switches are Netgear. The first one in the house is a GS316PP, and the one in the shed is a GS105Ev2