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Slow wifi with RBR350 and satellites
Hi all I've got the following strange behaviour on my Orbi Wifi 6 router. It's and RBR350 with 2 sattellites. My internet access is more or less 1Gb/s, for LAN. The wifi close to the ISP router ...
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What wifi devices are you using to speed test?
If your seeing 400-500Mpbs on wifi, this would be accurate for most devices based on there antenna MIMO support and design. 2x2 devices usually max out at around those speeds on 5Ghz. if you have a 4x4 MIMO device, then you could seen near 900Mpbs. However checking the specs on the 3 series sysetm, Orbi AX1800 Router (600 + 1200Mbps)< these are connection rates only between the RBR and wifi devices. So you probably won't see much near 900Mpbs.
"My internet access is more or less 1Gb/s, for LAN."< Yes, for LAN so this means for wired ethernet devices that support 1000Mpbs connection rate will see near 900Mpbs. This doesn't apply for the wireless LAN.
Hi
Thanks for your reply.
So here's another bit of evidence: my Mac, connected with Ethernet to my ISP router, gets 1 Gb. When I move it upstairs and hooks it to the Ethernet port of one of the satelittes, it gets 500 Mb. So if the wifi between the Orbi devices is supposed to go 1Gb+ why is the Ethernet from the satelitte only 500 Gb ?
The firmware version of the router is 4.4.0.10_2.10.63
You may or may not need near 900Mb at the RBS as there is over head, distance between the RBR and RBS, some signal noise and depending on signal strength, and building materials that can impact signals between the RBR and RBS, will all impact speed and performance of the RBS. Nature of wireless.