Hi there,I have tried the power-cycling trick as explained here but no success.https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/ORBI-RBR20-won-t-daisy-chain-wirelessly/m-p/1790493#M68733 My 2 satellites both connects to the router, the closest one with 5G connection and good status and the second on 2.4G with backhaul status poor. Daisy-Chain Topology is enabled. Tried powercycling and syncing in several different ways. This seems quite hard to get working. Or are there more tricks to try out? Telnet information:"mac address": "38:94:ED:0C:78:6C","ip address": "192.168.1.14","module name": "RBS50","serial number": "5PV1945X06042","signal strength": "-64","backhaul status": "3","device name": "Orbi Satellite-1","current version": "V2.3.5.30""mac address": "28:80:88:F9:BA:6B","ip address": "192.168.1.13","module name": "RBS50","serial number": "5LT2945C0646C","signal strength": "-47","backhaul status": "2","device name": "Orbi Satellite-2","current version": "V2.3.5.30"

I have no clue how the Orbi decides how the units connect, sorry.Daisy Chain appears to be intended for situations where a satellite is "enough closer" to another satellite than to the router to make having two hops at a higher speed better than one hop at a lower speed. Have you measured how far the units are from each other? (not precisely, but a rough estimate). Sorry I can't offer sound advice.

Hanseman wrote:Well, even when signal drops to -69 and sometimes -71 dBm the Orbi satellite never uses Daisy-chain. Instead it goes to status Poor and speed is decreased. Sometimes it goes over to 2.4 band instead of using mesh technology. This is not what I expected. I had expected a more active monitoring of connection and a more agile behaviour. Or am I missing out on some settings?Yeah - that's right at the edge and I would expect Orbi to determine the fastest path before settling down on a stable topology. You can also influence that decision by moving the Satellite around to get better dBm. Just in case, please verify that Daisy-Chain is enabled on all your Satellites. You can do that by pointing your browser at the Satellite debug.htm page. Make sure Daisy-Chain checkbox is ticked on that page for all Satellites.

I'll start to answer myself. :smileyhappy:I tried to factory reset both satellites first. Then I started up the 1st, closest satellite. It connected with 2.4G to the router with -48 dBm.Didn't really understand why it selected the slower network.Well, I didn't bother and started the 2nd satellite and it DID connect with 5G to the first satellite. During five minutes. Then it changes over to the router again.Meanwhile, the first router changed to 5G.So now I have two satellites connected to router with -48 dBm and -59dBm. This was not my intention but I guess the equipment will test the backhaul connection from time to time and make adjustments if needed? Does anyone knows how it works - this daisy-chaining-magic-behind-the-scenes?

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.

The house is about 1 800 sqm but it is quite long. I would guess the range between each unit is a bit over 30 feet.The strange thing is that they are in a line but last satellite prefer talking to the router, anyhow.Backhaul status says Good on both satellites. Telnet info gives: "mac address": "28:80:88:F9:BA:6B","ip address": "192.168.1.16","module name": "RBS50","serial number": "5LT2945C0646C","signal strength": "-51","backhaul status": "2","device name": "Orbi Satellite-1","current version": "V2.3.5.30"}, {"mac address": "38:94:ED:0C:78:6C","ip address": "192.168.1.15","module name": "RBS50","serial number": "5PV1945X06042","signal strength": "-71","backhaul status": "2","device name": "Orbi Satellite-2","current version": "V2.3.5.30"

Daisy-chain not working as expected

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Hanseman
Tutor
Nov 29, 2019
I'll start to answer myself. :smileyhappy:
I tried to factory reset both satellites first.
Then I started up the 1st, closest satellite. It connected with 2.4G to the router with -48 dBm.
Didn't really understand why it selected the slower network.
Well, I didn't bother and started the 2nd satellite and it DID connect with 5G to the first satellite. During five minutes. Then it changes over to the router again.
Meanwhile, the first router changed to 5G.
So now I have two satellites connected to router with -48 dBm and -59dBm.

This was not my intention but I guess the equipment will test the backhaul connection from time to time and make adjustments if needed? Does anyone knows how it works - this daisy-chaining-magic-behind-the-scenes?
- CrimpOn
  Guru - Experienced User
  Nov 29, 2019
  I have no clue how the Orbi decides how the units connect, sorry.
  Daisy Chain appears to be intended for situations where a satellite is "enough closer" to another satellite than to the router to make having two hops at a higher speed better than one hop at a lower speed. Have you measured how far the units are from each other? (not precisely, but a rough estimate).
  Sorry I can't offer sound advice.
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 04, 2019
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
- Hanseman
  Tutor
  Dec 05, 2019
  The house is about 1 800 sqm but it is quite long.
  I would guess the range between each unit is a bit over 30 feet.
  The strange thing is that they are in a line but last satellite prefer talking to the router, anyhow.
  Backhaul status says Good on both satellites.
  
  Telnet info gives:
  
  "mac address": "28:80:88:F9:BA:6B",
  "ip address": "192.168.1.16",
  "module name": "RBS50",
  "serial number": "5LT2945C0646C",
  "signal strength": "-51",
  "backhaul status": "2",
  "device name": "Orbi Satellite-1",
  "current version": "V2.3.5.30"
  }, {
  "mac address": "38:94:ED:0C:78:6C",
  "ip address": "192.168.1.15",
  "module name": "RBS50",
  "serial number": "5PV1945X06042",
  "signal strength": "-71",
  "backhaul status": "2",
  "device name": "Orbi Satellite-2",
  "current version": "V2.3.5.30"
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 05, 2019
    What happens if you swap the RBS around?
    
    Has a factory reset been performed on the RBSs and re-synced with Daisy Chain enabled?
    
    Are you using the singal strength to determine how the last RBS is connecting to the RBR or RBS?

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