Carl wrote

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The alternative method you mentioned you tried is the presribed method for ethernet backhaul as highlighted in the FAQ.  However, since you said that did not work what i would like you to try is connecting one of the satellite nodes directly to the main unit and then checking if Etherent is detected.  Once you have done that, using a short ethernet cable, connect the switch to the main Deco and then using another short cable connect the same sateliite unit to the siwtch.  If this test works then there would likely be an issue with the house ethernet cable.

  @Carl Sorry for taking so long but I had to wait for a good moment to try this. 

Indeed, wiring two decos together via an ethernet cable worked right, that was an excellent idea to test.

I'll have to check my house's network cabling and see where the weak spot might be. Since everything was done from scratch and is brand new I just assumed it must be working ok but as they say, trust is good, control is better. :)