Hi - I’m in an apartment building whose walls and floors create significant interference for WiFi. The good news is that I have Ethernet hardwired through much of the house. I have an RBR850 and 4 satellites. Two of them are supposed to be hardwired. When I installed the first one (connected it via WiFi and then put in the Ethernet) it showed up just fine as wired. Then I installed the second (which looks fine) and now the first one is showing up as using WiFi even though the Ethernet cable is still plugged in.
I have a fios modem that is connected to the RBR850. That is then connected to a switch (which is where the Ethernet cords from around the house connect, including to the two satellites). What could cause this?
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AX (WiFi 6) products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Orbi AX. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-ax
@Noodles123 wrote: I have a fios modem that is connected to the RBR850. That is then connected to a switch (which is where the Ethernet cords from around the house connect, including to the two satellites). What could cause this?
Could you please describe the wiring in a bit more detail.
Do all those ethernet cables terminate in:
A patch panel. then ethernet patch cords are used to connect from the patch panel to the switch? or
into the switch itself (no patch panel)?
While there is no logical reason why connecting satellites through a switch should have any effect on the satellites, if there is a patch panel, would it be possible to bypass the switch and cable directly from the patch panel to the Orbi 805 ethernet ports?
