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wofie2a's avatar
wofie2a
Tutor
Jun 14, 2020

ORBI RBR50 Wired Backhaul not working

I have been struggling for 2 days trying to get the wired backhaul working on my Orbi 853 setup with one Wired Backhaul and 1 Wireless Backhaul satellite.  I read a lot of posts that said you needed ...
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Hambledom's avatar
Hambledom
Aspirant
Sep 20, 2020

Hi

I have read plenty about how to set up wired backhauls, but what I cannot see is if it is possible to set one up from one satellite (number 3) to another (number 2) where number 2 is connected wirelessly to the router? Is it possible to mix wired and wireless without having to go wired all the way back to the router?

 

thanks for your help!

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 20, 2020

    Anything is possible. You can try it out and see and let us know? I haven't tried that configuration.

    Hambledom wrote:

    Hi

    I have read plenty about how to set up wired backhauls, but what I cannot see is if it is possible to set one up from one satellite (number 3) to another (number 2) where number 2 is connected wirelessly to the router? Is it possible to mix wired and wireless without having to go wired all the way back to the router?

     

    thanks for your help!