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Routeur forces Daisy Chain while disabled
Hello all :
i have a router RBR50 and 2 satellites RBS50, Daisy-chain topology unchecked.
i suffer from regular wifi drop offs : when checking my network mapping, it seems that my network...
When Daisy Chain is disabled then you should only see one hidden backhaul network originated from the router. If Daisy Chain is enabled then you will see one hidden network from each of the Satellites as well.
Please make a wifi scan using a laptop or a mobile device. If you see any hidden network from any of the Satellites (Check the MAC addresses to see which Satellite is which) then please restart or power cycle that Satellite. It could be that the parameter change when you disabled Daisy Chain was not passed to the Satellite from the Router for some reason (e.g. bad link).
It’s this hidden network that allows Satellites to connect to the Router (in star topology) or other Satellites (in Daisy Chain topology).
Please make a wifi scan using a laptop or a mobile device. If you see any hidden network from any of the Satellites (Check the MAC addresses to see which Satellite is which) then please restart or power cycle that Satellite. It could be that the parameter change when you disabled Daisy Chain was not passed to the Satellite from the Router for some reason (e.g. bad link).
It’s this hidden network that allows Satellites to connect to the Router (in star topology) or other Satellites (in Daisy Chain topology).
Thanks’for your reply. I am not sure to understand how to see if i have a network blackhaul generated from my router or my satellites? When i look in my laptop or smartphone wifi list, i only see one network that matches my network name, is this what you mention?
motal6141 wrote:
...........When i look in my laptop or smartphone wifi list, i only see one network that matches my network name, is this what you mention?What I meant is that you need to have a special wifi scan software.
If you don't want to go through this then please try the following. It looks to me that the Daisy Chain is not disabled in one of your Satellites:
1. Go to the advanced wireless settings in the web GUI
2. Enable Daisy Chain and click Apply.
3. Wait until the system comes back again.
4. Go back to the Advanced wireless settings and now disable Daisy Chain and click on Apply.
5. When the system comes back please check if the your Satellites will still connect in Daisy Chain topology.
- Thanks a lot will try that, i will let you know