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Orbi RBS50 lag spikes
Hi community, I'm struggling since few days on my Orbi RBR50 + RBS50 setup. I'm having a lot of lag spikes with a very hig latency (more than 1000ms) on my satellite, but not on my router. H...
How does the web interface Attached Devices screen show the satellite connection? (Good? Fair?)
- Hi,
Thanks for your reply!
It’s showing as “Good”.This seems to indicating that the WiFi connection between router and satellite is not operating at full capacity.
This 5G WiFi link uses channel 157 in North America and channel 108 in the rest of the world. (Europe, Japan, etc.)
One test would be to temporarily change the connection between router and satellite to an Ethernet 'wired' connection.
I keep a 100ft. Ethernet cable (under $20 on Amazon) in a drawer for just this purpose. When I get a chance, I string the cable through the house, down the stairs, etc. from one place to another. Perform the test, and then wind it back up. If the system performs as expected with a wired connection, then there is clearly something amiss with the WiFi connection.
One obvious step is to restart everything (not reset, just restart)
- Hi,
I wired the satellite while having the huge latency.
By magic, it went as low as I got from the router. If I remove the cable, latencies are starting again to come back.
It seems the issue is located into the WiFi between the router and the satellite, as you wanted to check.
But to be honest I don’t see how to fix it…
Regards.