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maxpuissant
Sep 19, 2025Guide
Orbi RBR350 + 2 satellites internet speed question
Hi! I use a RBR350 Orbi connected to 2 RBS350 satellites in my house with 2 floors. There is a big concrete wall in the middle of the house. So basically, the router and the RBR350 are downstairs, ...
StephenB
Sep 22, 2025Guru - Experienced User
maxpuissant wrote:Does the second RBS satellite communicates with the first RBS satellite? Or does it communicate only with the RBR?
The backhaul itself can either go directly from the second RBS<->RBR or it can be daisy-chained (RBS<->RBS<->RBR). The web ui should tell you which topology you have.
As far as control goes, AFAIK Netgear has never disclosed the details.
maxpuissant
Sep 22, 2025Guide
The web ui should tell you which topology you have.
- maxpuissantSep 22, 2025Guide
Oh ok, I'm using the Orbi app and it's show a straight line crossing the RBR and both RBS. So I guess it means that the second RBS is using the first one. Thanks.
- FURRYe38Sep 22, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Can post a screen capture of what your seeing in Orbi app...
- maxpuissantSep 22, 2025Guide
Here!