“Does the velop support ethernet backhaul? The Linksys website does nto say for sure but makes it look like it does.”
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Yes it does, but you have to configure the system initially with only one wired "parent" node, and two wireless "child nodes. Once they are connected and talking to each other, you can connect them to a wired Ethernet connection. If you try to wire them first, you will confuse the system and it won't work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, the Linksys Velop supports ethernet backhaul. Just configure the Node as normal. After configuration, this node will be using wireless backhaul. Now, just connect the Node to ethernet and it will automatically use the ethernet as the backhaul. In one of the review sites, a user posted a link to a Linksys page that explains this feature. I think it's currently an "unofficial" feature but hopefully, LInksys will make it official in the future. I'm using Moca 2.0 cabling as the backhaul on one of my nodes and it works great.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes! Wired backhaul is the way to go. What worked best for me was to connect the Main node input to the cable modem/router output, then wire the network plugs dedicated to the wireless node points to a separate switch which was connected to the Main node output. Flawless once setup.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Mine doesn't appear to. Tried to hardwire all 3 and acts like a spanning-tree loop (wireless to wired). Had to remove hard wire from two units and all began to work. Didn't do a packet capture to verify though.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can make up to 3 connections a "Priority" connection and they get a higher speed. Using my computer and doing a speed test it went from 20-25 Mbps to 50-60 Mbps when it was a priority connection. You can connect a switch to one of the ports on the node and connect additional items to that but I really have not had a chance to do any additional speed tests when other units on the switch are being used.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, it does.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I believe it does. The nodes themselves should not drop speed regardless of how far you are from the "main" node, but you can set the nodes up to be connected via Ethernet to ensure that the speed does not indeed drop.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The Linksys Q&A says that it does. It also has instructions for setting it up. Did not try it, though. If I had wires where I need connectivity, I wouldn't need this thing :)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It will work for a while then break. Do not buy this product. It is very unstable and fixes have been pending for many issues for over a year. If you want details join the linksys user forum.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I used ethernet backhaul to locate my first velop module about 100 feet from my DSL modem and it worked fine, but I did not try it with the other two modules, as I wanted continuous coverage.
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