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George63's avatar
George63
Tutor
May 10, 2020

RBK853 issues with: activity log, 2.4Ghz backhaul & poor wifi

Does anyone else have these issues: 1. on satellites status 2.4Ghz for backhaul is grayed out (picture attached) 2. poor wifi speeds while using 2.4Ghz (less that 10mbs)  3. the activity log i...
TuckerReviewer's avatar
TuckerReviewer
Guide
May 12, 2020
FURRYe38 wrote:

Of the face of this this is just a superficial cosmetic bug that I presume can be fixed for the status icon. 

I'm not persuaded this is a bug at all. From their website:

https://www.netgear.com/orbi/rbk852.aspx

AX6000 Tri-Band WiFi
2.4GHz (1200Mbps†) + 5GHz (2400Mbps†) for WiFi devices to connect to the Internet
 
5GHz (2400Mbps†) dedicated WiFi link for faster data connections between Orbi Router and Orbi Satellite
 
Can you point me to anywhere that indicates that 2.4Ghz is being used as backhaul on these devices, in any circumstances?
 
2.4GHz does not make a good band for backhaul. Too low of throughput, with too high of range means lots of congestion, conflicts, and overall very low speeds. I did not think they were using it here.
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kildare
Luminary
May 12, 2020

 

TuckerReviewer wrote:
Can you point me to anywhere that indicates that 2.4Ghz is being used as backhaul on these devices, in any circumstances?

This actually happened to me when moving the satellites around my house: in some distant locations the backhaul was indicated running on the 2.4 GHz band.

So yes, it's possible that a 2.4 GHz backhaul shared with normal wireless devices can be used (better than nothing...).

 

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    TuckerReviewer
    Guide
    May 12, 2020

    Thanks for the confirmation; I haven't seen that personally. Did it show the correct 2.4GHz band in blue on the satellite page when it happened, and not show the 5GHz band?

     

    If so, that would tend to support the theory that it is designed generally to use only the 5GHz for backhaul, and not to congest the airwaves unnnecessarily with another 2.4GHz network unless it can't create a stable 5GHz connection. A design improvement from the older Orbis, vs a display bug on the status indicator screen.

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    kildare
    Luminary
    May 12, 2020

    Honestly I wouldn't care too much about what is shown in the satellite's web GUI.

    What is significant is the info shown in the router's web GUI (see attached image)