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Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 availability
We’ve been monitoring issues that some customers have experienced in OrbiOS 2.1.4. In response, we’re releasing firmware that provides a permanent fix for the homekit issue along with various other f...
There any network switches in between your Orbi router and satellites? If so, what is the Mfr and model#
I got wired back haul working for my friends Orbi:
Still working as expected.
Coolie13 wrote:
Correction.............Was speaking too soon.
After 16hrs of trouble shooting. The conclusion is Orbi cannot support wired backhaul. (at least in my case.)
Final set-up = <RBR50-V2.1.4.16.img> + <RBS50-V2.1.4.16.img> on wireless backhaul.
The moment the Satelite is connected via Ethernet backhual, the entire Orbi is dead.
Only wireless is stable. Hence, for those whose home or office space is to far, get a 2nd Satelite. Or get another brand. NETGEAR failed us. Or cheated us.
I do have a TP-LINK 5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch (TL-SG105).
This is a basic switch, without any smart function.
This switch is connected to the RBR50.
With out the switch in between, does the RBS connect to the RBR router?
I see some IGMP features on this switch:
https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-42_TL-SG105.html
Possible that this feature could be a problem. One user mentioned it was on his managed switch and was able to disable it, then his wired back haul started working.
Try with out the switch as a quick test to see if the satellite connect directly to the router. Can be in same room when you do this.
Coolie13 wrote:
I do have a TP-LINK 5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch (TL-SG105).
This is a basic switch, without any smart function.
This switch is connected to the RBR50.