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Daisy Chain Vs Star Topology - Performance
I previously had a Star Chain Topolgy but ever since I moved the router, the network has switched to a Daisy Chain Topolgy. My question is if this is going to impact the performance in any way as my devices are now connecting to the connected Satellite at a lower speed. However, the colour on the satellites in the network is green for both.
P.S. I have a RBR50 router and 2 RBS50 satellites.
Thanks for the reply. I did detect a slight difference when playing You Tube. Nonetheless I wasnt too comfortable about having one satellite dependent on the other so I moved the router back to its original position and in no time, the network switched to a star topology. Thanks once again
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There definitely will be greater "latency" because the packets have another "hop" to pass through. As a practical matter, it may not be noticable. A web page may take a half second longer to finish loading. It's a pretty easy thing to experiment with. Move close to the "near" satellite and do some things. Open some web pages. Play a YouTube video. Clear the browser cache. Move close to the "far" satellite and do the same things. Do you detect an obvious difference in performance?
Thanks for the reply. I did detect a slight difference when playing You Tube. Nonetheless I wasnt too comfortable about having one satellite dependent on the other so I moved the router back to its original position and in no time, the network switched to a star topology. Thanks once again
Be sure to make a backup configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
