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lekw310388
Jan 26, 2017Star
Speed from 500mbps down to 25mbps
So i just received the Orbi yesterday and have it setup. The good news is, I have full signel all over my house. The bad news is, if I tested the speed via ethernet cable between the rounter and ...
lekw310388
Jan 27, 2017Star
Can anyone help? Any suggestions are welcome!
- peteytestingJan 27, 2017Hero
the color lights are not an accurate representation and its quite possible the backhaul is struggling to the through the ceiling / floor , what the ceiling / floor made of ?
- lekw310388Jan 27, 2017Star
that sounds like an explaination...but regardless of the material of the ceiling / floor (I would guess its made of cement?) I live on a 4 story hosue and the modem is placed on the groud floor, I then place the satellite on the 2/F, which seems reasonable considering it is the center of the house.
- peteytestingJan 27, 2017Hero
lekw310388 wrote:I live on a 4 story hosue and the modem is placed on the groud floor, I then place the satellite on the 2/F, which seems reasonable considering it is the center of the house.
if the floors / ceilings are concrete and reinforced metal bars you will be lucky to get up one floor never mind 2 , i think you may need to reconsider your options here
do you have ethernet installed between the floors at all