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grservidio
May 29, 2025Aspirant
Wired Network Connections
I recently upgraded from my Orbi RBS50 Mesh LAN to an Orbi RBE970 Mesh LAN. On the old RBS50 router, I used to see all the wired connections when viewing the connected devices. With the RBE, I don'...
CrimpOn
May 31, 2025Guru - Experienced User
The newer Orbi systems are really sensitive to how satellites are connected to the router. Once again, the preferred connection is to have the router WAN port connected to the ISP and then any switches connected to LAN ports on the router. If it is cabled this way, "everything works".