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OrbiMan
Apr 20, 2018Luminary
Orbi backhual connection attempt
I am generally OK with my Orbi it works alright, minor quirk but ok. I have a NAS connect to a Netgear R7000 which act as a bridge to the Main orbi wifi. It works but since the bridge is using the ...
OrbiMan
Apr 20, 2018Luminary
Yes obviously cable is good but my wife would kill me for running cable across rooms, hence wireless bridge. I get a decent 250 mbps from the bridge but when factor in other wifi pulling from that same front hual I get down to like 100 mbps still enough to streams but annoying when transfer files.
schumaku
Apr 20, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Move NAS (and Orbi) to a different place where a short cable is feasible - and keep your wife happy.
- OrbiManApr 20, 2018LuminaryI appreciate this. Obviously it cross my mind but this is more of a tech puzzle and trying to understand Orbi system more. I am asking for any tech savvy person to comment. I know I could buy another satellite but what would be the fun of that.?