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dajw
Jan 06, 2022Aspirant
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...
dajw
Jan 06, 2022Aspirant
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.
plemans
Jan 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
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