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Physical placement RBK23
Hi Thinking of acquiring a RBK23 setup. My internet comes into basement in corner of house (60 sqm), then RBR will be next to modem. One RBS on either gnd or 1st floor and second RBS on 2nd floor. ...
Smouritsen wrote:We have concrete layers between floors - no option at all to run ethernet cabling anywhere!
Concrete floors can present a serious obstacle to WiFi signals.
As long as the satellite ring light turns blue, the Daisy Chain design will be fine.
If the signal cannot penetrate the concrete floors, the only solutions are (a) ethernet cable, (b) Powerline adapters, or (c) MoCHA if there is existing coax cable between floors.
There are probably lots of components that penetrate the floors, including water pipes, drain pipes, heating and cooling plenums, etc. Ethernet cable can often be snaked alongside those components. (There is even "plenum rated" cable that can go inside air ducts.)
There is also outdoor rated ethernet cable that could be run up the side of the building.
I have mixed feelings about Powerline. When it works, it's great.
Disregard my Q, I found the article about daisy chaining, so should all be good!