Google Nest Mesh Point not connecting to the closest router

[Gooyster]

Hi,

I have a Google Nest Mesh network with 3 routers and 3 points. One router is connected to the modem and the 2 other routers are wire connected to the main router. 

My problem is that one of the points, that is close very to a secondary router, has a weak connection, so I am assuming that it is connecting to the main router, which is much farther away. How can I see the topology of the network and verify that the point connects to the closest router? Or is there a way I can force it to connect to the closer router?

I tried resetting the network, resetting the point, to no avail.

Thanks.

[olavrb · Accepted solution]

I got bad news for you: Mesh (802.11s) does not travel over ethernet. So wired secondary units won't provide wireless mesh to secondary wireless units. Only the main unit and other wireless units will. Combine that info with the fact that mesh (802.11s) prefers fewer jumps over signal strength; choosing the shortest path even with poor signal strength. I think you are seing intended behavior.

That's why the general recommendation is to go either all wired backhaul, or all wireless, and not combine the two.

Also, 6 units is a lot. Are you sure you need that many? It could actually hurt performance and reliability.

• https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7182840?hl=en

[LovelyM]

Hello everyone,

@olavrb, thanks for providing the answer to the questions above.

@Gooyster, thanks for reaching out. It seems like your questions were already addressed. I want to make sure that everything is covered on your end. Feel free to reply to this thread if you have additional questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Lovely

[Princesss]

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[LovelyM]

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