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disconnects and latency when using orbi
firmware V2.1.2.18 I am getting 5ms pings to my default gateway, which is 5x what I would expect to observe and random >100 pings to other hosts on the LAN. Kids claim of random lag and disconn...
There are several complaints on the forum on the ping RTT variances. I've seen it too. Part of the issue may involve backhaul retransmissions if you're connected to a satellite. However, I've often seen this when connected wirelessly to the router, and pinging a LAN server, which obviates the backhaul as the cause.
No version of 2.x firmware I've tried (most of them) gets rid of this issue.
As far as your comment, 5ms is 5x more RTT than you expect, I would not honestly say you should expect much less than 3-4ms if you're connected wirelessly, in most-world cases.
I tried connecting to the base and the satellites as a way to isolate the ping lag and I can repro it on both devices.
when I use the xbox to measure network stats and my kids are complaining of network issues, I also see about 1% random packet loss.
what throughput should I be expecting on a satellite device? full bandwidth or something comparable to a repeater? if it acts as a repeater, I would imagine daisy chaining makes this even more acute.