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raykag
Apr 29, 2018Guide
OrbiOS 2.1.4.10 kills Internet access if you use Ethernet back haul
I'd been happily using the RBK50 Orbi AC3000 single satellite system since June of 2017 and started using ethernet back haul succesfully around October 2017. Typically 8-16 connections at any given ...
- Oct 04, 2018
I updated my firmware to 2.2.1.210 today and it solved the ethernet back haul taking the internet connection down and eliminated a couple of other oddities that I was experiencing.
itbedguy22
May 08, 2018Tutor
This is just a post to confirm that I was able to get the backhaul to work so far. It has been up for about 5 hours no with no issues. I can also confirm that you first need to make sure the satellite is connected to the wireless backhaul first and then you can connect to the ethernet backhaul. If you just plug in the ethernet connection and turn on the satellite it will lock up your whole network. I did this and I had to reboot the RBR50 and all the BRS40s and unplug the satellites I had setup with the ethernet backhaul. Basically my steps to get this working were this:
Step 1 Turn off router and satellites
Step 2 Turn on router and wait for full boot up
Step 3 turn on satellites and wait for them to show connected to the 5G wireless backhaul
Step 4 plug each satellite in one by one. Wait for them to show using the ethernet backhaul and then plug the next one in
One troublesome satellite is too far to get a wireless connection so I had to run an extension cord and long ethernet cord so I could put the device in the hallway to get a solid wireless backhaul connection. Unfortunately I now have a lot of cable tucked away in the far off office room BUT the ethernet backhaul now gives me wireless access in that room. Hopefully in a future update you can just have the Ethernet plugged in and turn it on and it will select ethernet backhaul.
I have a total of three satellites using the ethernet backhaul.