Out of no where, my LAN ports stopped working both on router and sat. I have rebooted and reset but does not fix. After a reboot, the ports will work for about two minutes but then anything connected to them dies again. Any ideas with this?
I actually just fixed the issue last night. I had a 5 port switch attached to the router to give me extra ports. On a whim, i unplugged the switch and then the devices i had attached to the router worked again. I'm unsure why the switch is killing the router's lan ports though. It doesn't look like i have any configuration that would cause a bridgeloop. If you have a switch attached, try to unplug it.
No switch attached. It was working fine for about 2 months and now if i attach anything to the LAN post it turns Magenta and stops working. Router works great with nothing else attached.
I tried resetting and do have the latest Firmware. Like I said works great wirelessly. But when I plug in something to the LAN port, stops working, turns magenta. Tried calling support and they just told me the same thing to update and reset. Any other ideas???
Plugging in a simple Netgear switch (Model FS105) makes my Orbi quit working. Unplugging the switch from the Orbi makes it work again. Not sure why this is, but it's annoying. If I'm limited to three ethernet ports in one room and four in the other, it's going to be a very bad situation.
I too experienced the ethernet ports on my Orbi router stopping a couple of days ago. The wifi is fine (although it's died a couple times but came back when I did a reset). But, like the other people who have posted, when I detach the 8-port ethernet switch connected to the router, the other ports on the Orbi router start working again. I've updated to the latest firmware but the ports are still not working with the switch connected. Clearly this is an issue with the firmware or hardware if multiple users are experiencing the same problem. Can someone from Netgear please let us know if this has been recognized by the tech folks managing the Orbi updates and if they are working to resolve it. And if anyone finds a fix, please let us know. Thanks!
Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
Just set up a new RBK. Wireless works fine but my 3 ports are working when plugged directly into the router. However once i plug it into a long cable it no longer works. Was working when I initially set it up. I have already done a reset!
Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
