AiMesh nodes using ethernet backhaul

[eglons]

Hi, I want to cable up the house so that my 3 routers can connect with wired backhaul. Do I need to connect both nodes to the main router by ethernet or can I daisy chain the routers router -> node1 -> node2 (I currently use this config with wireless backhaul).

Also, is it possible to take the node ethernet connections from an ethernet hub so I just need to run one long cable to the hub and then 2 shorter ones to the nodes?

Hopefully someone has tried this and knows the answer!

 

[heysoundude]

I'm not sure...did you check asus' website?
If they haven't given any direction, I would think a switch would be the preferred method to implement rather than a hub. That switch would likely have to be a 2.5GHz unit if your router is current hardware, and that means Cat6 cabling and a length limit between it and the switch (30m? 50?), and from that switch to the nodes (the same again, 30-50m). It's probably possible to daisy chain...the WAN port is surely 2.5GHz
Everything else wired could be Cat5e (GigE, 1000Mbit ethernet)
Start here: which router model(s)?

 

[L&LD]

All the above should work.

As long as any client devices are not saturating the switches (there are no Ethernet hubs anymore) concurrently with a downstream device requesting full ISP speeds, you'll be fine.

 

[SeaMonkey80]

Hi, I want to cable up the house so that my 3 routers can connect with wired backhaul. Do I need to connect both nodes to the main router by ethernet or can I daisy chain the routers router -> node1 -> node2 (I currently use this config with wireless backhaul).

Also, is it possible to take the node ethernet connections from an ethernet hub so I just need to run one long cable to the hub and then 2 shorter ones to the nodes?

Hopefully someone has tried this and knows the answer!

I have AiMesh setup for wired backhaul on my system (3x-AX86U and 1x-AC88U) and it has been flawless for the most part. I have a connected house, so have 2 ethernet jacks in every room. For the nodes, they all connect to the main AX86U (LAN 1) via a dedicated 5 port gigabit switch. The rest of the room connections are on a separate 16 port gigabit switch that connects to the main AX86U (LAN 2). I had previously tried to daisy chain the nodes together, but it was very unstable and the furthest node would often disconnect and reboot. Also, I haven't yet gotten the 2.5 Gbps port on the AX86U to work with AiMesh. Hope this helps.

 

[bbunge]

Run each node to the root router or daisy chain them. I would recommend direct connection with no switch between the root router and an AiMesh node.

 

[dropilikeitshot]

Run each node to the root router or daisy chain them. I would recommend direct connection with no switch between the root router and an AiMesh node.

Thanks for the tip. Planning out changes to my network. I currently have three Merlin flashed ac routers in aimesh using wireless backhaul. Soon I will add at least a GT-AXE11000 as main in aimesh and add repurpose another Netgear as an access point in the basement (not mesh). Before reading this I was going to try running the node connected to a netgear switch but my gut was telling me there might be issues, especially if the aimesh is expecting direct connection for Ethernet backhaul. Thanks again I will pull more wires (Ethernet cables) from the main router to the nodes and not go through the switch.