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I have the NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 Add-on Satellite (RBS850) with a single satellite in the house. I get fair coverage in the barn, however it it not dependable. Can I add another satellite (RBS850 I think?) outside which would likely connect to the original satellite?
I understand that the Orbi would decide to which radio it wanted to connect, but is this a configuration I should try? Based on the distances, it would be:
RBR850 -> RBS850 -> RBS850
My other option would be to use a point-to-point setup (have used the EnGenius dishes before) and then another single WAP in the barn, but a mesh setup would be simpler to maintain.
that's the key. If the backhaul doesn't have a decent connection, neither will the satellites.
something you could try would be to buy a cheap 100ft ethernet cable and move the router to where the satellite in the home would be. Then put your signal satellite in the barn and see if it'd connection reliably with the backhaul.
If it does, it should work. If it doesn't, then the point to point system would be the better option to go.
@plemanssaid: >> how far away is the barn from the home?
About 75', the satelite to which it would connect is right next to a window with line of sight.
The wifi connection now is three bars (I know, not scientific, I'm not there right now.) Is there any way to determine the backhaul strength? You have not said that they will not work in that way, so may I assume a satellite will connect to a satellite if it has a better signal?
@plemanssaid: >> something you could try would be to buy a cheap 100ft ethernet cable and move the router to where the satellite in the home would be.
Since moving to the country I've discovered that simple things like "just grab an Ethernet cable" are harder than they used to be. 😉
"Best" would be a compatible outdoor satellite, but I've not seen any that seem to be compatible (AX). Am I wrong?
Thanks @plemans. Now it's just up to the radio Gods to see if it will work in practice. If not, maybe I can split the difference and put a satellite in an RF-transparent outdoor enclosure.
What about a wired backhaul? I could use my point to point dishes to appear as an ethernet link, and then plug another satellite in at the other side? I have read a lot of conflicting information about using an ethernet backhaul for these.
