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RBKE960 - wired backhaul over 10Gbe port
Hello all, I have an RBKE963 (960, 3 pieces) system, with one router (RBRE960) and two satellites (RBSE960). I have a 2Gbps fibre connection to the home. The router is configured as an Access...
jmduraes wrote:
My immediate reaction is that the router doesn't seem to send backhaul over its 10Gbe port, even though it is configured as an AP only. Would this be a correct assumption, or does anyone out there have a similar setup with wired backhaul working as above?
You are correct. Orbi routers expect satellites to appear on their LAN ports, not the Internet (WAN) port. Mode (router vs. access point) is not significant.
Thank you. It sounds like a missed opportunity to me, as this would give us 2x >1Gbe ports to play with.
I wonder if this would be something that Netgear could change with a software modification, and would consider it for such cases.
You see, I have my main switch some 20m away from the router on a different floor, so using that ethernet backhaul is a must for me. The other satellite (the one currently on the 2.5Gbe port) is behind two thick brick walls, so also needed.
This might force me to put a smaller 2.5Gbps switch next to the router just for backhauling (what a waste) and the perhaps introduce another variable: backhauling over daisy-chained switches, which may be another problem.
More testing to do.
Cheers.
I wonder if this would be something that Netgear could change with a software modification, and would consider it for such cases.
You see, I have my main switch some 20m away from the router on a different floor, so using that ethernet backhaul is a must for me. The other satellite (the one currently on the 2.5Gbe port) is behind two thick brick walls, so also needed.
This might force me to put a smaller 2.5Gbps switch next to the router just for backhauling (what a waste) and the perhaps introduce another variable: backhauling over daisy-chained switches, which may be another problem.
More testing to do.
Cheers.