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Client Isolation between Router and Satellites?
I upgraded to an Orbi Router (RBR50) and two Orbi Satellites (RBS50) to get coverage for my house, and the backchannel speed is as great as advertised. That said, I am running into odd network issues...
The RBS40 did auto-sync with the router and is showing up as a satalite in the device list of the router. Both of them are.
I had to have the RBS40 replaced (working with Netgear support), I recieved it yesterday and it had a very old version of firmware. It did auto-sync with the router and devices actually started showing up in the device list on the RBS40. Not as many as I expected, since its just a couple and there are more devices within close proximity to the RBS40 compared to the RBR50 & RBS50.
I then decided to downgrade the firmware on the RBR50/RBS50 to 2.0.0.74 (from .12) and I upgraded the RBS40 to 2.0.0.56 (from 1.8.0.4).
There are devices now appearing in the device lists of both Satallites. Again, not as many as I would expect. I have 40+ devices and over half of them are much closer to a Satallite than the router, but most of them are still connecting to the router. (I know this, because tthe RBR50 Device list actually displays WHAT Router or Satallite each device is connected to in the last column.
Still having drops, and performance really sucks inside the house on the wifi. Internet performance from the RBR50 is very constant to 150+ up/down... even on 5ghz band inside house... I am lucky to get 30mb up/down.. old router, I was doing 150mb on 5ghz.. just had too many dead spots, thus why I switched to the Mesh network.
I have 3 PC's hardwired to the RBR50.. and they ALL consistently get 150mb+.... so, its still the wifi. and I am validating 5ghz vs 2.4ghz.
What tool/app would you recommend to measure the wifi signal and what AP/Router I am connected to. I have been looking for one, but haven't been successful. I can put it on PC's or Android Tablets (we are a mixed family :).
Thanks again for all the guidance. The case is still open with Netgear support, I asked for an update today. They replied that no one is currently working on it, as it needs to be escalated to highest level of support (R&D).
Sounds like some progress. I have Acrylic WiFi on the PC and inSSIDER on the PC and Mac. On the Android, there are several choices. "WiFiAnalyzer" from VREM Software Development is recommended by many and seems to work OK.
Most of these apps will indicate in some way which AP your device is connected to.
st_shaw wrote:Sounds like some progress. I have Acrylic WiFi on the PC and inSSIDER on the PC and Mac. On the Android, there are several choices. "WiFiAnalyzer" from VREM Software Development is recommended by many and seems to work OK.
Most of these apps will indicate in some way which AP your device is connected to.
Thanks for this information. I tried both Acrylic (which had several malware/browser hostage issues) and inSSIDER. Definitley liked the inSSIDER. I was able to walk through the entire house, testing for dead spots and watching signal strength. Very nice tool.
Based on the data, I have no dead zones in or around my house.. and the signal strength throughout the house stays between 21&38... which is very good. its great near the RBR & 2 RBS's. It still doesn't give me the information if devices are actually connected to them and using them to get back to the router.. only that the RBS's are producing a great strong signal.
THanks again. Very very helpful
Greystorm64 I'm glad you got the tool working. It will help you a lot.
It's odd, because I didn't have any of the issues you mentioned with Acrylic. It is possible to get Acrylic Pro to show you WiFI clients and which AP they are associated with, but it requires using one of a very few WiFi adapters that support this capability, and most current WiFi adapters don't support it.