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Re: Wired vs Wireless
I have a wired backhaul running between the Router and one satellite. I have used a Cat6e, Cat7 and now on a Cat8 cable. 100' I get a faster wireless speed out of the satellite when the wired backhau...
Getting there…It seems the more I do the better it gets. If they are wired backhaul you want to have them away the most you can from each other naturally. But at the same time placement is also a big thing for wireless. I guess I expected more than I am getting thru-put but yes, it’s getting better thanks,
These old houses beachside in Daytona are an issue. Built like a Faraday cage with chicken wire and real plaster. Good for hurricanes but not for RF. I have a satellite at a house I own across the street and just keep ready for friends and family if they want to come down. I get 244Mbps to a AppleTV over there, a ring camera and an Amazon plug over there!
But one in my house won’t go thru 3 walls here to my generator outside with over a 20% signal? Go figure. Now the app, it needs work. But I do like them and keep working on it! Not one to give up. I’ll know it inside and out when done. Thanks for asking and everyone’s suggestions.
I have two in this house (1200sq ft) and one at a house across the street I own and keep for family and friends to stay when they want to come to the beach. These older houses beachside in Daytona Beach are like Faraday cages with true plaster and chicken wire in the walls as well so I'm surprised. They are about 40' apart except for the one across the street. Router in my office and RBS in the Livingroom.
But that being said, I log in and check to make sure I am connected to the RBS before trying. I'm checking wireless on the same piece of equipment every time. It is just faster on the RBS when I disconnect the cable from it. It will jump several hundred, it makes no sense and crazy I know.
So you have the RBR and RBS under one house? Or the RBS at the other place?
For that size of home you only need the RBR.
I have 3 total. Two in this house and one across the street at my other house. The one over there is no issue so probably should have just left it out. If I have just the one RBR here with no satellite it won’t hardly even make it to the living room over the walls and what is in them. I should mention I have been in telecom for 30 years, RF engineer and a ham operator 50 years. Ran Google Mesh before this without this issue. It’s strange. Maybe just unhook the wired backhaul and live with it.
Thanks,
Dave
Can only think maybe the RBS has some odd issue while ethernet connected. Something to maybe to try is maybe get another RBS to ethernet connect and see if anything changes.
Are all cable lengths the same 100'? Possible some signal loss over this length. Could try a shorter length in between and see. You've tried other cable types and don't think that would be effecting anything at this point.
No need to mention history. I've been in analog radio signals since the 80s. Military and public radio systems.
It might be useful to swap the two satellites (house and across the street) to see if that changes anything.
A very strange situation.
- Show Statistics clearly indicates that the router 10G LAN port is connected to the satellite 10G LAN port at the full rated speed. (10000M/Full)
- It is highly unlikely that the WiFi backhaul signal would penetrate several of those plaster walls and create a backhaul link with greater speed.
- What device is being used to measure WiFi speed?
- What are the results using 'wired' and WiFi backhaul?
Just wondering. How the heck can a satellite connect to the router from across the street?
