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Netgear have also enabled ethernet for the backhaul as well
Interesting - do they expose STP configuration in the management software, or anywhere in the documentation?
Mixing multiple wired nodes with mesh wireless has been giving Sonos users headaches for 10 years, seems set to start all over again with the emergence of consumer mesh wifi.
I wonder how it's managed in that case - presumably something proprietary to tell the other APs the topology. Not a bad approach to keep it a black (or white) box, but then clearly locks you in to their own gear.
IMO the issues with Sonos (and Sky Q from the sounds of it) comes from the fact that they just seem to assume "It's consumer gear, and consumers don't need to worry about this stuff", hiding it away. Of course having a large and Sonos setup and managed networking gear seem to go hand and hand, and problems ensue.
Sonos would be fine if they would only expose the configuration in an advanced page somewhere, at the very least letting you adjust paths costs, or even better updating to support RSTP that's only been around for, oh 15 years or so. I've disabled wireless on all but one of my wired players just so I can keep RSTP and not have to put up with the long convergence times of classic STP.
Ok... So... I am in the mood for some learning!
What makes this better than a wifi powerline adapter the other end of the house?
Sorry to add a question.
Does anyone know if Orbi will play nicely with Sky broadband?
More a question about the sky’s routerCan't see why it wouldn't.
This is a new tech for me and i am having difficulty to understand one thing that is this device works only with Laptops and PC through Ethernet or can we connect our mobile phones through wifi with it too?