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Orbi RBR/RBS 850 has strong coverage, but devices drop offline regularly)
Greetings! I'm new here. I'm technical (as in, I know my way around the shell), but not a networking specialist. I have had an Orbi RBK852 AX system at home for about a year now. Before that I had a...
Improve the backhaul connection?
Probably would be to find a way to harwire in the satellite. Those walls are going to create problems for any wireless signal. Thats the key issue. The faster 5ghz networks is going to be getting blocked with it and its going to be either using a slow 5ghz or an even slower 2.4ghz that is sensitive to interference.
Whether you can snake in a ethernet cable, use a powerline connection, or even use moca adapters (ethernet over coax), your best bet is going to be to find a way to direct connect those satellites.
Thanks for your reply. The backhaul is very strong, and doesn't seem to fluctuate, so I would probably rule that out — though it would be interesting to know if there is a way to monitor this over time? Data is good.
I have tried powerline adapters with limited success in the property. We had a rewire done four years ago and it just doesn't workwell between floors. It isn't really feasible to hard wire them.
Have you tested the backhaul throughput?
What speeds do you pay for and get at the router (hardwired)?
Then hardwire a pc/laptop into the satellites and test their speeds to see what the backhaul is performing at