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RBK50: Ethernet Backhaul + Multi Gig
Hi there, I'm in trouble with my new network setup which include a Multigig ISP router (10Gbit GPON) and Orbi RBK50 (1 Router in AP Mode and 2 Sats). My goals are: Keep a multi gig link from ISP ...
If your connecting your 2.5Gb PC to the nr2 switch then this will work to maintain the 2.5Gb speed from the host router to the PC.
You can connect the RBR to nr2 here as well, then connect the RBS if you want it ethernet connected to the back of the RBR or use the D-Link switch in between the RBR and RBS for this segment of the chain.
You could connect the RBR to nr1 switch then behind the RBR, directly connect the RBS or connect the DLink switch behind the RBR then connect the RBS to the DLink switch in this segment.
KiccoLSD wrote:
Config#1 deliver internet and communication allover the network area. Everything works flawless except from Ethernet Backhaul. It was also in my mind that the only way to achieve EthBackhaul and Multigig is a second cable but I tried asking here to check if I missed something.
Access point mode is an interesting situation. Since the 'router' performs no "router functions" (DHCP, DNS, NAT, port forwarding, etc.), it is not essential that every packet pass through the router. All that is required is for each of the Orbi units to know how to forward packets from one device on the IP subnet to another. Switches do this by keeping a table of MAC addresses for each port. When a packet comes in addressed to some MAC address, they search the table, find the correct port, and forward the packet.
My guess is that the WiFi backhaul link between router and satellites is nearly silent, as all the traffic is going through the wired connections.
It would be fascinating to hear if the Orbi system accurately describes which unit each WiFi device has chosen (router, satellite1, satellite2).
CrimpOn wrote:
KiccoLSD wrote:
Config#1 deliver internet and communication allover the network area. Everything works flawless except from Ethernet Backhaul. It was also in my mind that the only way to achieve EthBackhaul and Multigig is a second cable but I tried asking here to check if I missed something.My guess is that the WiFi backhaul link between router and satellites is nearly silent, as all the traffic is going through the wired connections.
It would be fascinating to hear if the Orbi system accurately describes which unit each WiFi device has chosen (router, satellite1, satellite2).
If I check RBR50 GUI it show me Sats are linked with 5G backhaul and I can trust this because, even if it performs well in download ad upload with 500Mbit \ 500Mbit ping is significantly higher. Download ping is 200ms vs 30ms with old config. Switching to second question, with actual config RBR50 is in trouble with connected devices. Trusting its GUI everything is connected to router (not true) and also connection type is wrong (WiFi \ Wired). If you check every Sat GUI they have accurate connected devices and link type table bit without device name (it says unknown). Orbi App works but network map didn't show Sats but only connected devices. With old config everything was correctly displayed on RBR50 GUI and App.
Appears there are two choices:
- Run the ISP connection through the Orbi and into the switch, which will make the network map correct, but restrict the connection to 1GB, or
- Keep the full 2.5GB available (to what?), but the network map will be useless.
Sometimes we can't have everything we want.
I think I'll for the third way, the one we talked about in first post.
I'll add a Cat6 cable running from Orbi RBR50 to 1Gig Switch in first location. This way if I understand I'm going to have a fast lane to connect my workstation at 2,5 Gig and a single Switch with all Orbi linked together allowing for Ethernet Backhaul.
Thx for your help CrimpOn
I would presume if you ran a 2.5Gb or multi gig cable from the multi gig port on the main host router to a multi gig switch with your 2.5Gb PC connected, this would maintain the 2.5G or multi gig connection speed through out the segment. If you just added the Orbi system to the switch, RBR or RBS at the end point switch, all connections thru the RBR or RBS would be 1Gb only. If you go from the multi gig router to the RBR then to the switch, you not maintain the 2.5Gb speed thru this segment as the speed would be lowered going thru the RBR and RBS.