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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.
