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Orbi MR 2.1 issues update 3/9/18
Let me give you a quick update on the status since the last time we posted. Over the last several weeks, we assembled a cross functional team, locked them in a room with food and coffee and dedicate...
Check out this post for an update on this issue:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-MR-2-1-Update-3-23-18/m-p/1533584#M26234
So are you saying that at 40 feet you could still use the wireless backhaul and get acceptable performance?
My satellite is under 30 feet away but the signal goes through three sets of walls (framed/drywall).
So you are using 2.1.2.18 with wired backhaul?
Starbuckywrote:So are you saying that at 40 feet you could still use the wireless backhaul and get acceptable performance?
My satellite is under 30 feet away but the signal goes through three sets of walls (framed/drywall).
So you are using 2.1.2.18 with wired backhaul?
yep, v2.1.2.18. NO wired backhaul. No problems with performance so far. It's cool to see when I walk up the stairs and my phone switches over to the Satellite without a problem, while the signal stays on excellent. None of the clients on my 2nd floor have issues with connectivity. The main Orbi router has no problems covering the entire downstairs level, even though it's located at one long end of the house. My house is a little less than 4000sqf.
One nice side effect of the good connection is that response of my Philips Hue lights to Alexa commands is almost instant, while it often took seconds.
