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Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

skrishnan37
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Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

Recently got the RBK852 with 2 satellites.  Are any of the ports on the satellites WAN & able to connect to the main unit or is it all remotely?  (My house has ethernet ports throughout so I'm not worried about one unit being too close to another)

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FURRYe38
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skrishnan37
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

With those speeds, should I be using cat 6 cables only?
And are Ethernet cables like cell phone charging cables. The longer the cable, the less the performance?
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FURRYe38
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

At minimum, yes. Cat6 or higher. I've been using CAT6 for years. Great performances. 

No they are not. 

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jcrim
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

I just received a new RBK752 pair last week, and I use Ethernet backhaul between the router and the Satellite. I'm actually using cat5e - cat6 would be preferable, but it's what I had when I installed the cable for my TV a few years ago. I'm getting > 300Mbps over it, even though I believe it's rated lower.

 

IMO an ethernet backhaul is always preferable to a wireless backhaul, if you can use it. Fortunately the RBK752 and RBK852 support it. It was automatically detected upon setup, so very easy to configure.

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FURRYe38
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

Enjoy it. Smiley Wink

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nakenergy
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

What does it do to the backhaul wireless radios if ethernet backhaul is turned on? Are those radios freed up to handle more traffic?

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FURRYe38
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Re: Orbi RBK852-Connect to satellites by Ethernet?

No, the backhaul radios are idle waiting for a connection should the ethernet connection be disabled or something happens to the ethernet connection. The backhaul isn't user configurable. 


@nakenergy wrote:

What does it do to the backhaul wireless radios if ethernet backhaul is turned on? Are those radios freed up to handle more traffic?


 

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