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Orbi 960 - Slow WIFI over Satellite
WiFi and Ethernet connection to Satellite of Orbi 960 is extremely slow. I have 2.5g xfinity internet, Orbi main router is getting 2k-2.3k Mbps down directly connected to the modem. Satellite...
System is located in the U.S.
I plugged the satellite in 5 feet away from the main router and ran speed tests with the satellite between me and the router, speeds were 1500-1700 Mbps, but the network seemed to be really unstable with this set up as well. There were a few speed tests where I was getting 0.5 - 5 Mbps with extremely high ping.
Only 1 satellite in the setup I'm using.
As for ethernet, the original setup I was using had a desktop computer plugged into the satellite via 3' Cat 6a cable, and wired speed tests mirrored the ~150 Mbps over wifi I was seeing.
I may try playing with the transmit power options, but I'm thinking maybe the satellite is just not working properly which is a shame because I am a few months past the 1 year warranty period.
New FW is out:
Please update and check. May need a facory reset and setup from scratch to ensure a good take on the new FW and see if all works better for you.
Thanks, I just updated the FW on both the Satellite and Router but the result is the same.
Not sure if this is intended, but I did notice that my Satellite is connected to the main router via 2.4ghz, not 5ghz. Currently I'm removing and re-adding the satellite to the network, if that doesn't fix anything I think I'll roll back to the v.21 FW and see if that helps.
First try the RBS near or in same room as the RBR. See if it connects at the other frequency.
First first a factory reset on the system with the new FW loaded. Use this PDF process for it and confirm that the RBS can actually connect to the RBR at 5Ghz:
I loaded my 960 series the other day, both showed 5Ghz connections while in same room or near the RBR.