Deco BE63 combined wired+wireless backhaul causing loop issues?

Deco BE63 combined wired+wireless backhaul causing loop issues?

Deco BE63 combined wired+wireless backhaul causing loop issues?
Deco BE63 combined wired+wireless backhaul causing loop issues?
2024-12-11 21:58:01 - last edited 2025-02-03 16:54:04
Model: Deco BE63  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 1.1.0

Hardware v2.6 (US)

 

 

Hi all, I'm dealing with an issue with my new BE63 (another name is BE11000). I added it into my current X55 pro pack, replaced the main X55 with the new BE63, everything else stay the same.

 

ONT > Main Deco > TL-SG105-M2 unmanaged > 3 satellite Decos

TL-SG105-M2 also connect > TL-SG116 unmanaged switch

TL-SG116 also connect > TL-SG108 unmanaged switch & Other devices, (and previously there was an TL-SG105E managed switch connected to this TL-SG116 as well)

 

This topology has worked for me for nearly a year without issues, but right when I setup the BE63 as main Deco, I started to experienced network loss suddenly, like everything went down abruptly (all satellites blinking red), wired devices also disconnected, my phone keeps switching on/off wifi. There was no internet connection at all. I thought having 2 switches connected to the TL-SG116 causing issue so I removed TL-SG108 out and the network has been good for a week. Until this morning when I got the same issue again. This time I removed the TL-SG116 out of the network but still, so I reset everything again and put back the X55 pro as main Deco and removed the BE63. I also replaced TL-SG105E with the TL-SG108. It currently works and I hope it stays stable cause this topology has been working fine for me.

 

Back to the BE63, the reason why I replaced the TL-SG105E managed switch is because it has Loop Prevention feature and other switches are unmanaged which I checked each of them on Tplink website and they don't mention Loop Prevention feature. I also saw that the BE63 has Wireless and Wired Combined Backhaul as the BE95. If all Deco at the same time using both wired + wireless backhaul, will this is the main reason why I'm experiencing loop issue? And do Tplink switches with Loop Prevention feature are not suitable for wired backhaul? I'm just super confused.

 

Thanks again

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2025-02-03 16:53:46 - last edited 2025-02-03 16:54:04

Updated: My issue was solved, no help from Engineer team from TP-Link. They scheduled me for some remote sessions, ended up not showing up on time (20 minutes late) so I troubleshoot it myself.

 

There was nothing wrong with Ethernet backhaul with BE63 (hardware v2.6). The culprit was my Tapo camera sharing the same MAC address for both Ethernet and Wifi interfaces. I happened to add a camera to my network at the same time as this BE63 so I didn't think of the Tapo, so far when I check most of the Tapo cameras has this issue, not sure why they don't have different MAC addresses for different interfaces, because once it reboots or happened to have both interfaces online at the same time it will surely cause a loop.

 

 

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Re:Deco BE63 combined wired+wireless backhaul causing loop issues?
2024-12-12 03:36:49 - last edited 2025-02-03 16:53:53

Further thoughts on my mind, if this is really the case, my guess is what happened was one of the satellites got dropped suddenly so the wired backhaul switched to wireless, this triggered the Loop Prevention (by the managed switch). That's why during the week my network behaved normal and no slowness or glitches happened. I needed the network to be back online Asap so I had to reset and couldn't check the logs.

 

Can someone confirmed if TL-SG105-M2TL-SG116, TL-SG108 has no Loop Prevention feature enabled by default? Thanks

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2025-02-03 16:53:46 - last edited 2025-02-03 16:54:04

Updated: My issue was solved, no help from Engineer team from TP-Link. They scheduled me for some remote sessions, ended up not showing up on time (20 minutes late) so I troubleshoot it myself.

 

There was nothing wrong with Ethernet backhaul with BE63 (hardware v2.6). The culprit was my Tapo camera sharing the same MAC address for both Ethernet and Wifi interfaces. I happened to add a camera to my network at the same time as this BE63 so I didn't think of the Tapo, so far when I check most of the Tapo cameras has this issue, not sure why they don't have different MAC addresses for different interfaces, because once it reboots or happened to have both interfaces online at the same time it will surely cause a loop.

 

 

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