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Orbi RBS50 no 2.4GHz connection to router
RBR50 & RBS50 Firmware V1.8.0.6 - Router and Satellite Came across this the other day, I logged into the RBS50 to see what I could see, I noticed that the image on the main page showed the statu...
It is not! On my first Location the distance was to high resulting in an 2.4G backhaul.
It was shown in the satellite's frontend as well as the attached devices on the router's frontend.
It was shown in the satellite's frontend as well as the attached devices on the router's frontend.
I quite promise that it is indeed 5GHz only. It runs on the upper channels of that band, leaving the lower channels for 5GHz client connectivity. There is no 2.4GHz backhaul whatsoever, as it isn't fast enough (and there's no dedicated radio for it).
Rodney
If the 2.4GHz is turned off on the base/main Orbi unit will it also turn the 2.4GHz off on the satellite as well? I ask because I do not have any old legacy devices so I turned off the 2.4GHz on the main Orbi but the satellite shows both bands in blue and just 2.4GHz says no connection in blue it should not be there correct? Is there a way to turn 2.4GHz off manually on the satellite itself?
Hey Rodney,
so what about your promise know?
As you can see it falls back to 2.4G for backhaul if a 5G connection is not possible.
JMU1998 / Daveapatton: Could you please open another topic for your questions if it has nothing to do with this issue / topic here? :)If it does (and I've seen absolutely nothing in the code that suggests it does), somebody ought to let Netgear engineering know, because there certainly isn't a dedicated radio for it.
You can see the code for yourself when you put the router in telnet mode, including where it builds the interface (and authentication keys) for backhaul. I and others have managed to "misuse" the backhaul interface as a second 5GHz client path with its own independent SSID, but nobody I've ever spoken with or read about their work managed to get backhaul over 2.4GHz.
Rodney
