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Feature Request: Orbi Satellite Ethernet Backhaul
As good as Orbi looks on paper I don't understand Y you would cut yourself so short and not support Eithernet backhaul for the satellites, I have 5 locations needing a system like this but without su...
Let me acknowledge that our customer base has been clamoring for this feature for a while, and we are trying to be responsive to their needs. To provide context on why it's taking a while to get it out, during the first quarter, the Orbi Engineering team was focused on bringing out the two new products (RBK30 & RBK40) to market. Now that it's accomplished, we're actively working on bringing this feature and a couple of other interesting, market-requested features to you.
Orbi Product Team
They should have 4 10/100/1000Mbps ports on the unit have you test with a different ethernet cable?
DarrenM
As it turned out, I did have a bad ethernet wire so it was not an issue with the ORBI. The support unit in HK also tweaked the unit (using remote access) and now the issue of only one satellite unit working at a time was fixed. It still has intermitten issues connecting to the the internet. It was explained to me as an issue with my internet provider. I have to "wake up" the unit in the morning after a night with no activity. It is slightly annoying but I am getting decent WIFI performance all through the apartment. Speed is still fastest near the main router, satellites are a bit slower. Wired ports has the best performance using Speedtest.com measurements. There are probably more settings I can tweak to improve individual client performance but I am happy with the current setup