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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...
This is actually normal behavior - the 2.4GHz or 5GHz channel from the router to the satellite indicates whether it is using 2.4GHz or 5GHz backhaul - 5GHz is normal and expected, 2.4GHz should be greyed out unless you have them quite far apart. That is my experience on previous firmware, I don't have this latest version installed yet - but I have never seen it show both channels active betwen the router and the satellite.
If you have them connected wired, both will be greyed out.
The 2.4 GHz devices are communicating over 2.4GHz to the satellite, but there is no reason to stick to those limited bandwidthcongested channels to forward the packets back to the router.
Which still says nothing about the other issues being mentioned in the thread, just wanted to comment on that piece.
FURRYe38 wrote:Confirmed. Mines doing the same. Wow. Guess someone missed this. Even with 2.4Ghz clients connected, the 2.4Ghz link icon is grayed out. Someone wanna make contact with NG support?