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Orbi RBKE963 daisy chain question
Hello All!
Recently purchased a 3pack Orbi 960 with RBRE960 router and two RBSE satellites. I'm wondering if there is a way to enable wireless daisy chain or is it auto negotiated? I ask because to start, I set up the system (router and satellites) in relatively close proximity just to verify function. Then I moved them apart in a multi-story home with concrete walls / floors (in a physical star layout) and had trouble syncing satellite to router.
I did not try a daisy-chain physical layout yet since I wasn't sure if this is something that needs to be enabled or not.
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Best,
ih
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Last system that you could disable or enable DC was Orbi 20 thru 50 series. All Orbi AX systems are auto now.
- Thanks FURRYe38 !
In parallel I got in touch with tech support and they told me daisy chain topology would only work over wired and wireless is a few months away, potentially with a firmware release… this left me thoroughly confused. Perhaps the misunderstood my question?
Appreciate comments!
Kind Regards,
ih
It'll auto negotiate. And it tends to work pretty well.
Are you having any issues with it?
Kewl, thanks for letting us know. Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
As a curious related question. Is anyone aware if the RBKE960 Router can simultaneously use the 2.5gbps LAN port for backhaul, and use (2) or more 1gpbs ports for LAG regarding the LAN?
The RBRE960 User Manual mentions the word "aggregation" only in terms of the WAN interface.
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBKE963/RBRE960_RBSE960_UM_EN.pdf
This is only a guess, but perhaps a suitable solution would be to find a 2.5GB switch that supports port aggregation.
One port to the router 2.5GB port and two ports to whatever device that supports aggregation over gigabit ports (NAS?)
LAG on the LAN side is not supported on Orbi 9 series.
