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RBK 853 5gHz Wireless Backhaul Issues
About 30 days ago, my otherwise rock-solid Orbi 850 system (RBR + 2 RBS) began to slow way down. After some troubleshooting, I noticed the backhaul was using 2.4 gHz, not the dedicated 5 gHz band and...
Refurbished RBR850 arrived yesterday. Initialized it and replaced my old RBR with refurb about 1 hour ago. Used backup config file to set up refurb and re-synced sats. After about 10-15 minutes settling time the system came back to daisy-chain topology. 5 gHz backhaul (see screenshot) is working and speeds throughout property are back to historical numbers. (Over 3X faster than when 5 ghz backhaul stopped working).
Obviously, my original RBR had some sort of tx/rx problem in 5 gHz band. All is good...for now!
Understand the differences of WiFi 7 vs 6. I do not need WiFi 7, as 95% of my devices are not yet WiFi 7 capable. Was asking about a RBE773 versus RBK853 coverage/signal strength comparison. (BTW, I have a 1 Gbps down/40 Mbps up connection through Xfinity.)
Might try some PowerLine adapters to get the RBS ethernet connected to the RBR.
