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Orbi RBR350 in AP mode - not always getting DHCP IP when roaming
Hi folks, I have a frequent issue with my Orbi setup in AP mode which is quite annoying. When roaming around with my device throughout the house, I often find that I get no connectivity, while th...
How good is the wireless backhaul to the “bad satellite”? Can you please check this in the web GUI, under “Attached Devices “, do you see that satellite connected to the router over 2.4 or 5 GHz?
Does thing become better if the satellite is brought closer to the router?
Does thing become better if the satellite is brought closer to the router?
The status of the backhaul is 5G and good. I've never seen it show something different (apart from seeing "synchronising configuration" instead of "good" briefly once in a while, which I assume is normal?)
Below is a screenshot of the status (in Dutch, sorry for that). "verdieping1" is the 2nd floor satellite (yeah, in Dutch we call that 1st floor :D)
Would it still make sense to try to bring it closer to the router when it says good here? This would mean I would move it away from the back of my house which might worsen my backyard coverage. As the summer is now ending anyway here, this might not be a problem for a temporary test 😉 another thing I was thinking of, is hooking it up to one of these Netgear Powerline kits I still have laying around (but they unfortunately don't work that well in my current house).
- One of the reasons for “synchronising configuration” is that the satellite lost connection with the router.
So, I’m still suspecting that the issue is caused by a bad radio connection with the satellite.
Please try to test to get the nodes closer or remove some obstacles in between if applicable.
If you have the possibility to use Ethernet over powerline then I would suggest to test that as well, this will for sure be more stable than the wireless backhaul.Thanks for the tip. I'll first do a test by powering off the 2nd floor satellite, and to make up for the lost coverage, put the system back to 100% TX power, because I think I can survive with that. I think this is a better test for isolating the issue than using a bad powerline adapter or finding a better backhaul spot.
After I've isolated the issue to the 2nd floor satellite this way I can start trying the other things. I will keep you posted.