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Wired Backhaul Not Reconnecting After Power Outage?
Have been using the Orbi system with three satellites for some time now (successfully). The Orbi Router & two of the satellites (running in AP Mode) are hard wired to a Cisco Switch & configured to ...
There are some users posting about managed switches. There seems to be some issues with using managed switches vs non managed.
One user mentioned that he found the disabling all IGMP protocols on the switch help him get wired backhaul running well. Another is STP protocols between the switch and Orbi system. You might check with your switch to see if you can disable IGMP and do some testing.
I don't use a managed switch, non manged here and two in between my router and 1 satellite. Zero problems after a power outage.
Have you power cycled the switch? then power ON the Orbi system? I heard that sometimes the switch needs to re-detect mac addresses for devices for it's table.
What mode is the Orbi system running in ? Router or AP mode?
Dear Netgear Support/Developers,
Could you please create an option in the firmware, that allows us to disable the Wireless Backhaul Connection between a particular Satellite & the Orbi Router. In certain configurations, it appears at though the Orbi & Satellites are still getting confused, after a power outage, as to whether they should be connecting over Ethernet or Wireless Backhaul. I can usually get the wired backhaul up after an hour of plugging, unplugging, resynching, etc. but this shouldn't be required. I had an electrician run dedicated ethernet lines for a wired backhaul on 2 of my 3 satellites. 2 of these satellites should never even need to consider whether or not they should be connecting to the Orbi via a wired or wireless backhaul. Current Firmware v2.1.4.16