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Satelites not talking to eachother!
This is such a disaster! Hope Netgear fixes this ASAP. I know a lot of people who just wont purchase the item because it doesn't support this feature (statelites talking to eachother instead of router only). I was told by netgear its going to be available as a firmware update but nothing yet? Personally I need it aswell why pay this much money when you cant use this feature? Does anyone have any info on this?
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check on your router (make sure firmware to latest one v1.12.0.18)
Please try to reset your router + sateillite
then re-setup your router and sateillite (please search on this community, there is step by step...) sometime you go around steps the end result is not connect to sateillite
- What I mean is that its not a fully mesh system yet. The router has to talk to each satellite seperate. A person like me that has a long narrow house by the time I reach to my garage area which is about 150 ft away the router is closer to the 1st satellite but the 2nd satellite wont reach the router. If the satellites talked to eachother instead of the router I could make a straight line and have perfect connection. The distance between them would be shorter. Hope my explanation helps 😎
for My personal Exp. Currently I have Both Mesh system in my place (NETGEAR Orbi, Linksys Velop)
right now Orbi don't have REAL mesh function, but NETGEAR said it will happen Router->Sateillite ->Sateillite connection
so far Orbi only function as star sharp connection, which mean you need to put Router as center, sateillite on Both End.
Hope that can help
Or My last suggestion to you, Please ask NETGEAR for beta firmware. they might have speical firmware for the mesh function
or you need to Switch to Linksys VELOP.
Please also remember both NETGEAR/Linksys MESH System just fix their internet drop issue around June/July.
