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Slow Wifi on Netgear Orbi Satellite with ethernet backhaul
I have a Netgear Orbi system with a RBR50 router and 1 RBS50 Satellite. The Satelite is connected through an ethernet cable with the router, so a good and stable backhaul connection. My internet sp...
Updated the firmware manually this afternoon. My firmware was 2.5.1.8 and the Orbi router dashboard said there were no firmware updates. However, by accident I saw that version 2.5.1.16 is available which was not detected by my orbi router/satellite.
Rebooted and tested the speed settings. I get 304Mb as expected. Now wait a few days and see if the speed stays stable or lowers again after some amount of time with these new firmware.If I test the speed when I suspect an issue. I always test with 3 devices;
- a macbook pro which is connected to the satellite via wife,
- an iPhone which is connected to the satellite via wifi
- a mac mini which is connected to the satellite by ethernet.
The speed of the mac mini is always around 300Mb, also when the speed over wifi is very slow and around 45Mb. When the wifi speed is 45Mb, both my macbook and my iphone encounter these low speeds.
If the speed is low I mostly also move my iphone to the ground floor where the router is so it can connect to the router instead of the satellite and then I always get speeds around 290-300Mb, as expected. So the issue seems to only occur when a device is connected to the satellite via wifi and the satellite is powered on for 1 or more days. Not sure after how much time the speed drops down to around 15% of the original speed.
Not all isp's bridge mode functions properly.
An easy test if it slows down again?
put the Ziggo back in router mode, disabled its wireless, and place the ORbi in Access point mode. You'd loose some features of the orbi but still retain the wirless mesh coverage and ethernet port usage.
Well, I can do that. But, if my internet speed is only slow when I am connected to my satellite (not the router) via Wifi 5Ghz band and my speed is perfect when connected to my satellite through ethernet or when I am connected to my router via Wifi, how can the issue be with the ISP modem/router?
The symptoms all point to an issue with the wifi on the satellite.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
Daisy Chain disabled on the RBR.
No factory reset has been done since the last firmware update.
Just tested the speed on my Satellite wifi today after changing the settings a while ago... Again de speed is around 45Mb when going over wifi connected to my satellite. The satellite is connected through the ethernet backhaul with the router. Doing a speedtest from a mac that is connected with ethernet to the satellite give me 300Mb download speed.
I am about 1,5 meter (5 feet) away from the satellite and the satellite only gives high wifi speed (250-300Mb) after the satellite is rebooted until after some amount of time it slows to 45Mb.
So, my conclusions until now:
- changing the settings as said in previous posts did not change anything
- ethernet backhaul connected is excellent
- connected via ethernet to the satellite gives normal speeds of 300Mb- My ISP's modem it not relevant in this issue
- The issue is the wifi-part of the satellite itself which after an unkown amount of time slows down the wifi connection to 15% of what it should be.
This is driving me crazy and I am about to get rid of the Orbi system and switch to another brand for my entire wifi-setup.
I would try a factory reset on the RBR and RBS. Update FW as well. Reset and setup from scratch. Be sure Diasy Chain is disabled.
Test speeds with a couple different devices with the RBS. I would test the RBS wirelessly connected to the RBR first. Then connect the RBS wired and speed test again.
