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smapdi

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So I just bought the Orbi kit in order to relocate my home work space. Previously I was hardwired to my R7000 which is unfortunately no longer possible in the new location. The whole setup was painless and allowed my desktop to be wired into the satellite for accessing my Windows Server 2016 box (wired to the router) as well as the internet.

My understanding is that the backhaul utilizes 4 5GHz 802.11ac channels for 1733Mbps connectivity. Assuming that 50% is lost for overhead, that still leaves me with 866.5Mbps. How much interference should I expect for a normal drywall? I ask this because doing some file transfers between my workstation and the server I seem to be hovering somewhere between 240Mbps to 320Mbps. I was hoping to be somewhere in the 600Mbps range.

What is the real world backhaul speed that I should be expecting? All the tests I've seen in reviews seem to measure performance of the WiFi->Satellite->Router but not Ethernet->Satellite->Router.
 

Thanks Tim! I don't know how I didn't notice that section before. So my speeds seem to be lining up with the "Hallway" results from your testing. If I read the description right, both the "Hallway" and "Living Room" were on the same floor but I guess the "Hallway" was further and/or had more walls in between?

I'd be thrilled if I got "Living Room" speeds but something tells me the biggest factor is that my router is in the basement and all the infrastructure inside is causing the weak signal.

I'll try moving the router as far as I can to minimize objects in between it and the satellite and see what happens.
 
Biggest factor in Wi-Fi (besides other networks contending for bandwidth in the same channel) is distance and attenuation characteristics of the material the RF has to pass through.

Orbi does a pretty good job, but it can't work miracles.
 

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