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I'm at wits end with 870
Before Christmas I upgraded my internet to 2GIG, and purchased an Orbi 870 with two satellites to handle it. It seemed OK at the time. Then the second satellite started connecting only to the first...
Orbi says firmware is current. Router Firmware VersionV10.5.20.4_1.3.5
In this case, the app is correct. v10.5.20.4 is the current firmware. There have been times when the app and the web interface do not report the latest firmware. It is always possible to check the Netgear support web site itself at:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbe871
Since the two test devices are mobile, would it be convenient to test them again when within 4-5 feet of the router and each satellite?
The iPhone 13 is WiFi6 (802.11ax) 2x2 MIMO, which has a maximum theoretical data rate of 1,201Mbps (typically 800-900Mbps in real life)
Would be useful to know the model of Lenovo laptop.
Lenovo is a Thinkpad T16 Gen 4. It has the new Wifi 7. That's part of the reason I upgraded the internet speed and got a new router.
Depending on the location of the Lenovo, speedtest shows speed results of 1GIG to under 100MB. Sometimes it seems to connect to the most distant satellite, and then if I turn off the Lenovo wifi and then turn it back on, it connects to the nearer one.
Lenovo is a Thinkpad T16 Gen 4.
Try connecting the Thinkpad to the ethernet port of each satellite, and measure the speed there. That will give you an indication of the the backhaul performance between the router and each satellite.
Sometimes it seems to connect to the most distant satellite, and then if I turn off the Lenovo wifi and then turn it back on, it connects to the nearer one.
One thing you can try is going into the device manager on the laptop, and selecting the wifi adapter there. If you then select "advanced", you should see a "roaming aggressive" setting. You can try maxing that ("highest" for an Intel adapter). If that misbehaves (reconnecting needlessly) then you can back it down.
