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Mixture of star and daisy chain topology
My house is in the shape of a very large L and where the network switch, cable, and router for the whole house is in the corner of the L in the master bedroom closet. I currently have the router plac...
- 1. If all Satellites use wireless backhaul and you want to allow Satellites to also connect to other Satellites and not only to the Router the Daisy Chain should be enabled (checked) so Satellites will have the choice to connect to the node that has better coverage whether its a Router or Satellite.
2. If all Satellites are wired then the Daisy Chain setting is not relevant.
3. If you will have a mix of wired and wireless Satellites then the Daisy Chain option is only valid to which topology you want the wireless Satellites to take.
In the current software (2.2.1.210) there is a sw bug that in some cases causes issues when you have wired backhaul and you enable Daisy Chain, but it seems to be solved in the ongoing beta.
ekhalil wrote:
Yes you can have some of the Satellites connected to the Router (Star topology) and others connected to other Satellites in Daisy Chain.
This can be either wired or wireless or combination of both.
Thank you! Do I check or uncheck the Daisy Chain setting?
1. If all Satellites use wireless backhaul and you want to allow Satellites to also connect to other Satellites and not only to the Router the Daisy Chain should be enabled (checked) so Satellites will have the choice to connect to the node that has better coverage whether its a Router or Satellite.
2. If all Satellites are wired then the Daisy Chain setting is not relevant.
3. If you will have a mix of wired and wireless Satellites then the Daisy Chain option is only valid to which topology you want the wireless Satellites to take.
In the current software (2.2.1.210) there is a sw bug that in some cases causes issues when you have wired backhaul and you enable Daisy Chain, but it seems to be solved in the ongoing beta.
2. If all Satellites are wired then the Daisy Chain setting is not relevant.
3. If you will have a mix of wired and wireless Satellites then the Daisy Chain option is only valid to which topology you want the wireless Satellites to take.
In the current software (2.2.1.210) there is a sw bug that in some cases causes issues when you have wired backhaul and you enable Daisy Chain, but it seems to be solved in the ongoing beta.
I noticed that if you go to the satellite web gui (not the router gui) you can also specify daisy chain for that particular satellite vice the entire network. I have not seen this in actual application, but it makes sense.
I was thinking I needed to something similar with my house, but havent pulled the trigger on it yet with an outdoor orbi antenna conected to the far end satellite.
In my setup I have two satellites hardwired directly to the router and then one satellite wirelessly connected to the router.
One of the hardwired satellites I would like to daisy chain via radio
I believe this is sort of what you want... a mixed mode of backhaul
The question is how do you configure the check boxes of the satellites and the router. I would bet you would check daisy chain on the MIDDLE MAN satellite and not on the router or endpoint satellite.
Will be an interesting experiment.
Chuck_M wrote:
I noticed that if you go to the satellite web gui (not the router gui) you can also specify daisy chain for that particular satellite vice the entire network. I have not seen this in actual application, but it makes sense.
I was thinking I needed to something similar with my house, but havent pulled the trigger on it yet with an outdoor orbi antenna conected to the far end satellite.
In my setup I have two satellites hardwired directly to the router and then one satellite wirelessly connected to the router.
One of the hardwired satellites I would like to daisy chain via radio
I believe this is sort of what you want... a mixed mode of backhaul
The question is how do you configure the check boxes of the satellites and the router. I would bet you would check daisy chain on the MIDDLE MAN satellite and not on the router or endpoint satellite.
Will be an interesting experiment.
I didn't even realize you could go to a separate satellite GUI or that you would need to to make the proper adjustments! Interesting.
Yes, exactly. A mixed backhaul is what I'm stuck with because of the lack of ethernet in the garage where I plan to install the #3 satellite.
If you try to configure like this please post your results here.
The current beta in testing has resolved some backhaul issues. It may be more valuable for you to join the beta so that you can avoid current issues as you set this up.
Recommend going to the beta thread and asking to join -- getting the firmware and avoid certain frustration!
Here is the Beta thread in case you want to do this:
