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New setup, RBR760 and 2 satellites- backhaul poor on 5 GHz
Is there any way to force the backhaul status to use 2.4 vs 5? The reason I ask is I get a backhaul status of poor on 5 GHz and good on 2.4 GHz. But what I am finding is the satellites will drop to 5 GHz and stay in 2.4. - I don’t think I see a performance issue but I’ll need to double check I am connecting to the satellite first, but is this an issue or not?
2.4ghz is significantly slower than 5ghz. Even in a poor status, the 5ghz is more likely still faster. Plus its a dedicated backhaul. When it uses the 2.4ghz, that 2.4ghz is then used for fronthaul and backhaul and it can't do both at once. So that link operates at 50% throughput of what it'd have because a satellite can't talk to the router and a device at the same time. Thats why dedicated backhauls became so popular.
And the orbi will auto-negotiate to use the 2.4ghz if the 5ghz deteriorates to badly.
so I wouldn't worry about it.
(but no you can't force it)
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2.4ghz is significantly slower than 5ghz. Even in a poor status, the 5ghz is more likely still faster. Plus its a dedicated backhaul. When it uses the 2.4ghz, that 2.4ghz is then used for fronthaul and backhaul and it can't do both at once. So that link operates at 50% throughput of what it'd have because a satellite can't talk to the router and a device at the same time. Thats why dedicated backhauls became so popular.
And the orbi will auto-negotiate to use the 2.4ghz if the 5ghz deteriorates to badly.
so I wouldn't worry about it.
(but no you can't force it)