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Mythryl's avatar
Mythryl
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Jan 12, 2021

Orbi RBR20 speed issues

Hi all.

 

Having issues with my Orbi. Let me explain setup first (all running latest firmware). I have the Orbi router wired into the ONT directly. Orbi router speed test = 962Mbps. From there I have a sattelite 20m away (direct line of sight) that has a hard wired Linksys EA9500 used as switch / Wifi. The only thing Orbi is used for is Router / bridge. It says it is connected to the Sattelite via 5G. So quick diagram ONT -Wired-> Orbi -Wifi-> Satellite -Wired-> Linksys -Wired-> PC

 

When I do a speed test (Ookla) from my hard wired PC I only get about 192Mbps. If I hard wire to Sattellite I get the same result so that rules the Linksys out. 

 

When I hard wire to Orbi router I get ~932Mbps. So obviously there is a major drop in bandwidth between the Orbi router and the sattellite. I've used Wifi analyzer and chosen the best channel (36) which has little contention on it and very high signal strength (-50 dBm). Any help would be greatly appreciated 

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 13, 2021
    Mythryl wrote:

     

     

    Having issues with my Orbi.

    You have posted your message in the section of this community given over to Nighthawk WiFi Routers. (This is easily done, given Netgear's impenetrable community structure.)

    You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers about your hardware, in the appropriate section for your device. That's probably here:

    Orbi - NETGEAR Communities

    I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.