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Daisy Chaining Feature
I plan on incorporating ethernet backhaul with my Orbi Satellites through Star Topology (linking the router directly to the satellites). If I do this, do I need to turn off Daisy Chaining in the sett...
mabwriter wrote:I plan on incorporating ethernet backhaul with my Orbi Satellites through Star Topology (linking the router directly to the satellites). If I do this, do I need to turn off Daisy Chaining in the settings or does that only apply to a wireless setup?
There are two parts to this question:
- Am I required to turn off Daisy Chain? No. Orbi comes with Daisy Chain enabled when there is only one satellite in the box.
- Will turning Daisy Chain bring an "improvement" in performance? I think the answer is, "Maybe". Using ethernet backhaul does not eliminate the 5G WiFi backhaul channel. It is still there, waiting to be needed. When Daisy Chain is enabled, I believe the satellites create another 5G WiFi backhaul channel separate from the primary backhaul. Or, it may be just a separate hidden SSID. Will this affect performance? No idea.
I hope you can appreciate the envy we have of people who have ethernet within their walls.
Makes sense. Yeah, the only advantage I could see in turning it off, is if your ethernet cables fail, then you will know it. If they fail and the Wifi-Backhaul takes over, then you could be oblivious to the fact the Ethernet Backhaul is no longer working.
The system is brand new, so I'll leave it on for now. I may turn it off periodically (maybe twice a year) to ensure the ethernet cables are still working as intended.