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Wired Connection to Satellite
Is it possible to use Ethernet to connect router and satellites?
Geek95 wrote:
Is it possible to use Ethernet to connect router and satellites?
No, but this is a suggestion under consideration.
Part of the beauty of the Orbi solution is how it effectively connects the router to the satellites wirelessly. There is very good penetration.
I need a wired connection to overcome interference. Do you plan a FIX to your oversite or do I need to return your product and buy a competitor's product?
Jmmelgaard wrote:I need a wired connection to overcome interference. Do you plan a FIX to your oversite or do I need to return your product and buy a competitor's product?
its not an oversight , its an intentional decision not to include it because the product is designed to provide whole home wifi without the need for ethernet backhaul
if you purchased the orbi with the expectation it would have ethernet backhaul the issue is with your expectation and or lack of looking at the feature set before purchasing
sure return it as if you have structured cabling already installed you dont need any of these mesh systems , all you need are wireless access points
Maybe he just expected it to have the same functionality as every other AP and switch with the added capability of wireless backhaul such that the product was a net improvement over the industry standard, not a poorly-conceived trade-off of a crippled AP with an added band rather than a more flexible AP.
I'm not in a position to tell strangers what combination of wired and wireless they need for their particular situation. I'm quite sure that you aren't either.
You have a point. But its kind of like asking Tesla to FIX their OVERSIGHT that their cars don't use gasoline, because you can't always recharge your new Tesla everywhere. Dude, buy a Prius.
That being said, Linksys Velop does do wired backhaul automatically AFTER you set it up initially for wireless during install.
