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OrbiOS 2.1.4 availability
A quick update. We're about to release an updated version of OrbiOS 2.1.4 in the next few days through our auto-update mechanism for all Orbi models. When it goes live, you should see a prompt in t...
So I got a little brave today and tried to establish wired backhaul with this firmware. Both RBS50 (and of course RBS50Y) were doing fine with wireless backhaul. So, I plugged satellite #1 into LAN. After about 5 minutes, the web interface reported Wired backhaul.. yeah!
Then I got brave and plugged satellite #2 into LAN. Crash, boom, bang! Brought the entire system down. Had to reboot router, and all three satellites. Also had to unplug LAN from both satellites and set up the entire system again with Wi-Fi backhaul. Once I had everything back into a steady state, I tried plugging satellite #1 into LAN again, and did get it working via wired backhaul. But I'm not going to try with satellite #2. I have zero confidence it will work.
TL;DR - wired backhaul seems to work a bit better with this firmware, but still too unstable to advertised as a "feature" IMO.