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Constant dropping (wired and wireless) with two wireless satellites and one wired
I've been having an issue with daisy-chaining not working quite right, so I decided to hardwire one of my furthest satellites back to the RBR50 base. At first, everything was good and the hardwired ...
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What is the Mfr and model# of the IP modem the Orbi is connected to?
Technicolor DPC3216 (from Spectrum in Maine)
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
~5,000
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.
The one that is hard-wired is 140' away from the router.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Using Auto, will try manual
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
None
Try disabling the following and see:
MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s). Daisy chain has to be disabled if your using wired connections between router and satellites.
Will try that as well, thank you
Let us know how it goes...
Using a different LAN port on the hardwired satellite seems to have calmed the waters. Does it matter which port you use for ethernet backhaul?