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RBR50/RBS50 - Wifi way slower on satellite - how to check Backhaul-Speed/-Traffic?
Hi there :) i wonder if there is way to see details on the (wireless) Backhaul speed / traffic between the RBR50 and a RBS50 Satellite? Why? I see a way slower wifi-speed when my MacBook ...
There is a telnet command that will display the transmit and receive rates between router and each satellite (I have two, so I get two reports).
It is satelliteinfo wifi (all lower case letters)
You are probably aware that firmware V2.7.3.22 has removed the Enable telnet option from the Orbi debug page.
There is a Python script that will enable telnet at https://github.com/bkerler/netgear_telnet
It works and I have used it on my Orbi RBR50 router and RBS50 satellite.
Caveat: There is a learning curve to install and use Python. Only you can decide if what you might learn is worth the effort.
Hm. I Have pyhton installed on my mac. i've tried that script you mentioned but wasn't able to connect to the RBR50 after that via "nc <ip> 23" or with the App "Zoc8" (set to Telnet). ssh doesn't work either (all say "connection refused")
So i opened this in a browser:
http://192.168.123.45/online_upgrade_info.html
Now i got this informations:
…
"module name": "RBS50"
"signal strength": "-67" (<-- is this the backhoul strenght?)
"backhaul status": "2" (<-- is this good or bad?)
…
again: I see Wifi-Speeds (MacBook Air M1 -> RBR50) with very good speeds (50+ MByte/s easy)
but connected to the Satelite (MacBook Air M1 -> RBS50 -> RBR50) it's down to 8-15 MByte/s