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Orbi RBK853 Second Satellite unable to work using ethernet backhaul
I am now using ethernet wired connection only for one Satellite because I can never get the other satellite to work. Setup would have been star topology (if it works). Firmware: V3.2.16.6_1.4.4...
Below are my tests for 2 scenarios and the outcome:
Scenario 1
power off satellite A (nearer to router at ground floor)
power off satellite B (at 2nd floor) and plug in LAN
Satellite B seems to be working ok with LAN (I tested it only for a few minutes)
power on satellite A (wifi OK)
After Satellite A is ON, Satellite B becomes unstable (connection seems slow, page sometimes load but took unusually long and sometimes take forever -more than 30 seconds and still spinning.. Guest network seems to be running normal. Note that I'm less than one meter to the Satellite so it can't be the distance. Just to be sure I toggle from Main to Guest a few times, everytime Guest is ok but Main is not )
Scenario 2
swapped satellite A and satellite B
satellite B (now at ground floor) OFF
satellite A (at 2nd floor) plug in with LAN - internet workig for Main (500+mbps) and Guest
tried using satellite A with Main network for about an hour with no issues at all
switched on satellite B, wifi working well. safe to say satellite B has no problem?
came back to satellite A, main network is again unstable, sometimes the page loads, then halfway it stopped (some pictures in the site is not loading), and sometimes it takes very long to load a page
So it appears to me that when I start connecting 2 Satellites to LAN then the problem will start happening at the same location (in this case 2nd floor). I was guessing that the satellite that is nearer to the router (also at ground floor) is trying to connect with the 2nd floor satellite using wireless backhaul even when it is connected to LAN and causing some conflict. Could this be a possibility? If not, what is the potential reason that we can deduce from here? Why Guest is OK but Main is not? Is there a setting that I should change on my RBR or RBS?
Sorry that's a lot of questions, do appreciate your help in this so far.
Thank you so much for your help again!
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Did you first wirelessly sync the RBS to the RBR before connecting the RBS via ethernet?
Are the RBS directly wired to the RBR or is there a switch in between?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet switch in the configuration?
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Firmware version: V3.2.16.6_1.4.4
Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT: Huawei EchoLife HG8240HSetup: (this was sometimes ago, I believe these are the steps) First connect wirelessly to ground floor satellite, then connect wirelessly from first satellite to another satellite. After that connect first satellite with LAN
Connection: Both RBS were connected directly to RBR (Star topology). Now only one RBS is connected to RBR since another RBS can't work with LAN. There is no ethernet switch in between.
Size of ground floor and 2nd floor are around 1500 sq ft each. There is a mezz between ground floor and 2nd floor.
Distance between RBR and Satellite (ground floor): around 25 ft clear path to each other however RBR is enclosed in wooden kitchen cabinet
Distance between 2 Satellite (one of them at 2nd floor): around 20 ft
Distance betwen RBR and the further Satellite (2nd floor): around 32 ft (diagonal distance through 2 concrete ceilings)If you swap the 2nd RBS where the 1st RBS is and ethernet connect the 2nd RBS here or take the 2nd RBS to same room as RBR and use a patch cable to connect the 2nd RBS dirctly behind the RBR. Does the 2nd RBS work with ethernet connections in either of these places?