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Disabling Daisy Chain
I am having an issue where my RBS850 satellites will change from daisy chained to not daisy chained throughout the day. My wife and I both work from home and when this occurs, it drops our connection...
This appears to be an excellent idea. i.e. Move one of the satellites so that the connection paths are no longer similar. The terms "office" and "desk" might lead one to suspect that computers (or laptops) are connected to the satellites with Ethernet cable. (What I certainly would attempt to do.) The WiFi backhaul changing affects every device connected to a satellite.
Another possibility is to attempt to make one of the connection paths less desirable than the other by placing a radio obstacle in the path between two of the Orbi units. I am thinking along the lines of those metal book ends often found in libraries. About 8x11 inches. Or, perhaps, a dozen pieces of aluminum foil in the pages of a book, or taped to a cardboard box. The goal being to degrade WiFi performance in that specific direction. I was astounded one time to find that a brick chimney hidden inside a wall created a dramatic "WiFi shadow". Moving three feet left or right produced a wonderful WiFi connection.
Insanely crazy, right? But the situation as it stands is unworkable. Something must be done!
Thank you for the response! Unfortunately, connecting via an ethernet cable is not an option.
I had the two satellites set up with one in my office and one near my wife's desk. You are correct that they are roughly the same distance from each other as to the router which is located on the lower floor so I can see why the satellites would think daisy chaining is the best option.
I am going to move the one from the office to the back bedroom in hopes that it will force the direct connection rather than the daisy chain. If that doesn't work then I may just remove one of the satellites.
Thanks again!
This appears to be an excellent idea. i.e. Move one of the satellites so that the connection paths are no longer similar. The terms "office" and "desk" might lead one to suspect that computers (or laptops) are connected to the satellites with Ethernet cable. (What I certainly would attempt to do.) The WiFi backhaul changing affects every device connected to a satellite.
Another possibility is to attempt to make one of the connection paths less desirable than the other by placing a radio obstacle in the path between two of the Orbi units. I am thinking along the lines of those metal book ends often found in libraries. About 8x11 inches. Or, perhaps, a dozen pieces of aluminum foil in the pages of a book, or taped to a cardboard box. The goal being to degrade WiFi performance in that specific direction. I was astounded one time to find that a brick chimney hidden inside a wall created a dramatic "WiFi shadow". Moving three feet left or right produced a wonderful WiFi connection.
Insanely crazy, right? But the situation as it stands is unworkable. Something must be done!