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Daisy-chain not working as expected
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...
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?
- 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.
