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Orbi RBK50. Does Ethernet Backhaul work in unison with the Wifi Backhaul
After asking the same question about the TP-Link Deco M9 plus, I was wondering whether connecting the RBR and RBS via ethernet cancels the backhaul dedicated wifi channel or do they work in unison wi...
BeerCanSandwich wrote:After asking the same question about the TP-Link Deco M9 plus, I was wondering whether connecting the RBR and RBS via ethernet cancels the backhaul dedicated wifi channel or do they work in unison with each other?
My understanding is the Orbi uses only one backhaul channel (WiFi or ethernet). It does not use both at the same time.
In addition, one feature that annoys some users is that activating ethernet backhaul does not "turn off" the WiFi channel. That 5G WiFi channel remains active (broadcasting management frames, but not data) in case the ethernet link disappears.
Many thanks :robotwink:
Much like the Deco stuff then other than I believe the Deco disconnects the dedicated wifi backhaul altogether. Interesting info..
The wifi back haul is up and running, even if the ethernet back haul is used. If the ethernet backhaul fails, then the RBS have something to fall back on when that condition happens.
The remaining question is, is the Orbi intelligent enough to know which backhaul is faster and whether to prioritise that backhaul over the other, as in.. if the ethernet backhaul is slow, will it know that it's better off using the wifi backhaul if it's capable of higher speeds?
Maybe that's a question too complicated or obscure to answer ..
Something probably won't know for sure. Ethernet backhaul is stable at 1000Mbps, while wifi backaul is rated up to 1733mpbs however this is varied by distance and building materials that will effect the speed rate seen between the RBR and RBS. So you may not see stable 1733Mpbs all the time or at all.