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Orbi system - Faulty LAN / switching design - Will NG ever fix it?
Issue - Orbi system with 2 satellites (R1, S1, S2) will randomly drop LAN communication between segments. e.g. devices connected to S1 (both wired/wireless) won't be able to ping devices on S2 (or ...
I mean, it's still a "mesh" system even with wired backhaul, right? The key thing is communication between the nodes that facilitates smoother handoff when the client is moving around. This is the main reason I'm looking at mesh as an upgrade. I currently have a router from the ISP with one SSID for both bands, then a powerline AP and a wired AP (Nighthawk in AP mode) both of which use the same SSIDs, one each for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Since all 3 devices are from different manufacturers, they don't do any sort of coordination as clients move around and they tend to "stick" to a crappy signal until you go in and manually pick a better network. I just want my network set up so that the mesh "knows" that it has a better receiver available and quietly boots the client over on its own, like a cellular network.
Thw0rted wrote:I mean, it's still a "mesh" system even with wired backhaul, right? The key thing is communication between the nodes that facilitates smoother handoff when the client is moving around. This is the main reason I'm looking at mesh as an upgrade. I currently have a router from the ISP with one SSID for both bands, then a powerline AP and a wired AP (Nighthawk in AP mode) both of which use the same SSIDs, one each for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Since all 3 devices are from different manufacturers, they don't do any sort of coordination as clients move around and they tend to "stick" to a crappy signal until you go in and manually pick a better network. I just want my network set up so that the mesh "knows" that it has a better receiver available and quietly boots the client over on its own, like a cellular network.
I had 3 powerful routers in my home all brodcasting the same WIFI name. They worked quite well, but nowhere near as good as a mesh system. The backhaul makes all the difference, whether wired or wireless. The handoffs are way smoother. And wired backhaul, if possible, eliminates virtually all interference between the router and satellites. My system is ISP modem > orbi RBR50 > 12 port netgear switch > 2 Orbi RBS50 satellites and various hard wired devices > 8 port switch on each satellite, connecting various wired devices in each location. The system is super fast with no issues. WIFI speeds, from my phone, in the same room as the nodes are 478 down, 54 up (ISP plan 500/50). Of course the speed drops the further away I get from a node. But that is normal.