NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
RBR50 gets 900Mbps ethernet to PC, RBS50 gets 400Mbps ethernet to same PC
Hello Orbi Community,
Thank you for taking the time to view my post.
Just bought the Orbi AC3000 kit from costco to maximize my 1gig internet speed provided by Comcast. I must say my wifi speeds are amazing (roughly 500 - 700Mbps). I live in a small apartment (about 800 square feet), so I only have one satellite connected right now. I am keeping the additonal satellite ready for when we upgrade to a bigger place. I have swapped satellite units to try to isolate the issue, but same result. Very poor speed from the satellite unit(s) via a ethernet connection. I get about 400 Mbps from satellite and I get 900 Mbps from main unit (same PC, long ethernet cord).
Are these units capable of delivering close to gig speeds with a ethernet cable connected to satellite Orbi???
Notes:
Firmware is up to date. Even reloaded firmware with tech support.
I've swapped satellite units - no difference
New ethernet cords (Cat6) - tried multiple ports and cables
Backhaul is 5g and in good status
Had comcast come to my house to check lines and everything is perfect.
Thank you again for helping me out. I really want these devices to work instead of trying something else out.
34 Replies
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
- Thanks you FURRYe38 for replying to me.
The router and the satellite are about 20 feet away from each other. I have no coaxial in living room. So main router in bedroom hardwired to modem. Next room over, I have the satellite behind my tv, hardwired to my PC.
I made the changes in which you suggested, rebooted the router and satellite and still am getting lower than desired speeds. Did get one test at 520Mbps, so we are getting better.
Any other suggestions?20 feet is too close between the RBS and RBR...
Oldironsides wrote:Just bought the Orbi AC3000 kit from costco to maximize my 1gig internet speed provided by Comcast. I must say my wifi speeds are amazing (roughly 500 - 700Mbps)... I get about 400 Mbps from satellite and I get 900 Mbps from main unit (same PC, long ethernet cord).
Are these units capable of delivering close to gig speeds with a ethernet cable connected to satellite Orbi???
Unless it's wired backhaul setup, it's unlikely you'll get anything close to Gigabit via Ethernet connection from Satellite. Check Orbi/Satellite wireless backhaul linkrate , which should give an idea of what to expect. I also have Comcast Gigabit and my wireless backhaul is steady at 1300Mbps. My max download speed via Satellite is similar to yours on a good day ~500Mbps. On a bad day it's half, hovering around 250Mbps-300Mbps.
Orbi Internet Speed Tier:
Great post above.
The most you could theoretically get is 866 via wfi. Real life will be lower.
Directly wired, 1 gig - based on how your ISP is doing at the time.
Other wired technologies, like Powerline - potentially 1 gig - depends on your home electrical wiring.
Well, it does depend on the wifi device also. Sure your router can do 866, but if your phone (making up an example) is 433, 433 is all you are going to get for that device.
No. I've not seen 1733Mbps in my current setup. Here is what Orbi backhaul shows right now for the 2 Satellites:
root@RBR50:/# wlanconfig ath2 list ADDR AID CHAN TXRATE RXRATE RSSI MINRSSI MAXRSSI IDLE TXSEQ RXSEQ CAPS ACAPS ERP STATE MAXRATE(DOT11) HTCAPS ASSOCTIME IEs MODE PSMODE 14:59:c0:3b:xx:xx 1 157 1300M 1300M 36 35 49 0 0 65535 EPs 0 b 0 AWPSM 00:09:19 RSN WME IEEE80211_MODE_11AC_VHT80 0 14:59:c0:3b:xx:xx 2 157 975M 975M 32 31 41 0 0 65535 EPs 0 b 0 AWPSM 00:00:37 RSN WME IEEE80211_MODE_11AC_VHT80 0
In a 800 sq ft home, a single Netgear X4S will work better than RBK50. Just place centrally.
- My issue is the apartment wiring. There is no coaxial in the living room so I can't install a router in center.
A little weird I know, both bedrooms have cable hookups but living room nothing. Just trying to find a solution with what I got. without rewiring or routing new lines.
Another curve ball is my PC does not have a wireless adapter, only an Ethernet network card.
I like the idea of the orbi satellite located behind PC and plugged in Ethernet.Run an external CAT6 wire along your wall. From the router to the satellite.
