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Ethernet versus wireless when your wired system is stuck with a 10/100 switch
The system is configured with both satellites and the Router (in AP mode) connected to the ATT Pace Router. It seems to be running great though one day I caught the Orbi Router glowing red. I didn'...
jasperx wrote:
Pace Router (isp) to 10/100 switch > House Cat5e > Orbi Satellites is the setup.
Internet comes into the house at gigabit plus speed. First device it hits is a fast Pace Router. Second device it hits is a 10/100 switch. From the 10/100 switch cat5e carries data to the three Orbi devices.
My alternative setup is to connect Orbi router (AP) to the Pace directly. Then connect each Orbi sattellite via wifi back to the Orbi router.
This is the question... is the ethernet backhaul ALWAYS faster than the wifi? Or does the presence of a 10/100 bottleneck in the form of a switch, make ethernet a slower option than the wifi?
I think using a 10/100 switch will limit your network on all interfaces in this setup.
If you have good radio conditions then the wifi backhaul can provide you with 1.7 Gbps interface. So yes, get rid of this switch and connect the ISP router directly to Orbi and use wireless backhaul from the router to the satellites if the Orbi nodes are within reasonable distance from each other.
Pace Router (isp) to 10/100 switch > House Cat5e > Orbi Satellites is the setup.
Internet comes into the house at gigabit plus speed. First device it hits is a fast Pace Router. Second device it hits is a 10/100 switch. From the 10/100 switch cat5e carries data to the three Orbi devices.
My alternative setup is to connect Orbi router (AP) to the Pace directly. Then connect each Orbi sattellite via wifi back to the Orbi router.
This is the question... is the ethernet backhaul ALWAYS faster than the wifi? Or does the presence of a 10/100 bottleneck in the form of a switch, make ethernet a slower option than the wifi?
jasperx wrote:
Pace Router (isp) to 10/100 switch > House Cat5e > Orbi Satellites is the setup.
Internet comes into the house at gigabit plus speed. First device it hits is a fast Pace Router. Second device it hits is a 10/100 switch. From the 10/100 switch cat5e carries data to the three Orbi devices.
My alternative setup is to connect Orbi router (AP) to the Pace directly. Then connect each Orbi sattellite via wifi back to the Orbi router.
This is the question... is the ethernet backhaul ALWAYS faster than the wifi? Or does the presence of a 10/100 bottleneck in the form of a switch, make ethernet a slower option than the wifi?
I think using a 10/100 switch will limit your network on all interfaces in this setup.
If you have good radio conditions then the wifi backhaul can provide you with 1.7 Gbps interface. So yes, get rid of this switch and connect the ISP router directly to Orbi and use wireless backhaul from the router to the satellites if the Orbi nodes are within reasonable distance from each other.
Gigabit switches in a form factor that works in these telco boxes are uncommon. One vendor seems to be making them and they are not cheap. Compared to starting over with the entire box or making a mess, this device might be a good option.
NG and D-Link have good non manges switches that are cheaper and run well with Orbi. You can find them on Amazon as well.
