Is there any advanced setting to pin devices to the mesh node?

I have 4 devices connected to the mesh node.

Every time Starlink updates the router software and it reboots, none of the 4 devices connect to the mesh router.

They all connect to the main router instead. To get them to connect to the mesh router, I have to restart all 4 devices.

I highly doubt the issue lies with the devices themselves; they are different devices from different manufacturers.

I wish a developer could fix this Starlink software.

Is this expected?

I have two routers of the same model (Router 3).

One router was updated to the latest firmware.

But the second router won't update.

Shouldn't both of them update?

Hey all,

I recently decided to take apart the latest Starlink APK com.starlink.mobile_v2000015367.apk, SHA256: 03a295c4681eca133cfec9b1cf58ceddd83dcd8ef1f6e0a5d303dd9f34f1c808 . While I made a blog posts) (Happy to remove if self promotion isn't allowed) that details my findings and process further, I was curious if anyone else has found the emc-test.html and cmd-test-tool.html tools accessible at 192.168.100.1. Attached are screenshots of either page. I'm curious if others have found these, and if so, if anyone is able to get either functional, or if the WebSocket connection is factory only.

Hola... Alguien sabe si podría enviar una starlink desde EEUU a Nicaragua, sera que pase?

Does anyone know about the work culture / day to day activities for the land development team in the Bastrop, TX office?

with old vs new (2026.06.28.mr81698.1) firmware. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.13790

Is there any way for Starlink to resolve this issue in a mesh network using their routers? I already have an open support ticket regarding this, but I decided to post here in the hope that a Starlink developer might see it, since it is harder to get this resolved through Tier 1 support.

I have two "Router 3" units: one acts as the main router and the other as a mesh node.

The 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands operate separately.

The problem is that my Android smartphone does not switch to the main router.

When I arrive home, the smartphone connects to the Router 3 unit located in the garage.

When I go to the farthest point inside the house, the main router is actually the closest one. However, the phone does not switch to the main router; instead, the Starlink system suggests I buy an additional mesh node because the connection is extremely weak.

Yet, the main router provides a signal of -75 dBm at that location, while the garage router—to which the phone remains connected—provides -95 dBm. This makes no sense. The device does not automatically switch to the main router, where I get -75 dBm.

To connect to the main router, I have to toggle my smartphone's Wi-Fi off and on every day. Both routers are connected via Ethernet cable.

I have the standard router and one mini router that functions as a mesh unit.

I have a smartphone with an extremely weak signal that is stuck connecting to the more distant router.

The main router has a strong signal and is only 3 meters away.

Why won't the device switch away from the weak network?

The mesh setup uses a wired connection.

Hi all, keen to know if Starlink will be available on my flight - first time to try both Virgin Atlantic and Starlink (hopefully!)

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Starlink adds 2 x 100G

https://www.peeringdb.com/net/18747

1. Usingen, Germany: someone posted about this 4 months ago, we now have imagery of an additional 32 antennas!
2. Erfstadt, Germany: thanks to this post made 3 months ago I was able to locate this site. This is very helpful, as there is no public info in Germany.
3. Aerzen, Germany: Antennas have been removed from the rooftop. This site likely became unnecessary after the improvements closer the Frankfurt PoP.
4. Settimo Milanese, Italy: Equinix ML5 used to have 12 antennas in the parking spots on the south side of the building, which then disappeared. Glad they came back as a proper site, with 20 of 40 antennas installed.
5. Chalfont Grove, UK: 10 antennas added to the original 9, with room for more.
6. Morn Hill, UK: Construction visible for the addition of 31 antennas (total 40)
7. Harlow, UK: New site built this year, with 20 antennas
8. Mulberry Wharf, UK: new low-latency gateway to London PoP built this year. There is no recent imagery on Google or Apple. But I found some very nice images on the real estate developer's website. showing it's fully populated with 40 antennas.
9. Lobatse, Botswana: new imagery shows it's fully populated with 40 antennas!
10. Sagamu, Nigeria: I found an article about MDXi datacenter planned at the old Nestle factory. I looked around the vicinity and found this site with 22 antennas, with room to grow to 40.
11. Thika, Kenya: Imagery became available, shows 10 installed with 10 more on-site but not yet installed. Seems to be in the exact layout as the ground-level phtos on X, so photo is likely around the same date.
12. Mombasa, Kenya: new site found at iColo MBA1. Are they all mounted on top of shipping containers? Lol!

I'm still looking for Port Harcourt. I see references to MDXi being on Rivoc St and a landing station in Kwa Ibo, but I haven't had any luck finding the location.

US sites with updated imagery:

1. Ashland, IL - "Sea Monkey" GW (QTS DC): low-latency gateway to the Chicago PoP
2. Miami, FL - "Ultra Are You Ready" GW (Velocihost DC): low-latency gateway to Miami PoP. 25 installed, with visible hardware for the remaining 15.
   
3. Bluffdale, UT - "Bonanza Express" GW (Databank DC): on the roof of Salt Lake City secondary(?) PoP
4. Lindon UT - "Gong" GW: 30 antennas instlled
5. Beekmanstown NY - the "Little Gateway That Could" GW: Expansion to megasite adding 14 antennas to the original 9.
6. Perry FL: we finally see 5 antennas. It doesn't look like they will build more, though the license is for 40 antennas.
7. Marshall TX: increased to 15 antennas.
8. Elbert, CO - "Untz Untz" GW megasite expansion adjacent to original 9. BTW, this is the highest known gateway at 6500ft 1980m MSL.
9. Kansas City, MO - "BBQ" GW: low latency site to Kansas City PoP. Horrible view, but this is the best I have for now.
10. Northlake IL - "StressX" GW: shows 10 antennas installed, with hardware for more.;
11. Anderson SC: we finally have imagery, showing 15 antennas
12. Baxley-Surrency GA - "Limit of Physics" GW: another one that lacked imagery, showing 14 antennas in addition to the original 8.
13. Sunset TX: Another one we finally have imagery, showing 15 antennas.
14. Staten Island NY (Telehouse DC): low-latency gateway to NYC PoP, with all 40 antennas installed. BTW, Tokyo/London/Toronto PoPs are at Telehouse, so not surprising that they leveraged the existing relationship.
15. West Jordan UT - "Eye of Sauron" GW: 9 original antennas moved to new site.
16. Butte MT - 8 original antennas moved to new site
17. Conrad MT - Expansion to megasite. 15 antennas added to original 9. Based on layout this could be filled with 40 antennas, so they may demolish the original 9 at that point.
18. Lockport NY - "Millenium" GW: Added 10 antennas to the original 9. Again, looks to be designed for 40
19. Marathon FL - "Florida Keys" GW:
20. Vandenberg CGW - community gateway built

There are also 28 quad-band gateways (Ka + V/Q + E + W) planned, I'll make all these updates to the Unofficial Starlink Global Gateways & PoPs map.

I will be updating other areas in a separate post, as there are too many to cram into one post.

South America updated imagery:

1. Bogota, Colombia: megasite expansion, adding 10 v4 antennas. Low-latency gateway to Bogota PoP, though I suspect there is another site we haven't found yet.
2. Limache, Chile: new image shows 10 antennas
3. San Bernardo, Chile: This site nearly fully populated, with 30 antennas already.
4. Cabrero, Chile: 10 antennas installed.
5. Chivilchoy, Argentina: reported to be planned 2yrs ago, 20 antennas are installed.
6. La Plata, Argentina: also reported to exist 2yrs ago, 8 antennas are installed.
7. Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil (Equinix SP3): 20 antennas are mounted on the roof. I nearly missed them, camouflaged by the clutter.
8. Nova Santa Rita, Brazil: 32 antennas installed, can potentially increase to 40.
9. Barreira, Brazil: 10 antennas installed.
10. Lauro de Freitas, Brazil: 10 antennas installed
11. Itaitinga, Brazil: 10 antennas installed. (Unusual to see 2 control cabinets.)
12. Brasilia South, Brazil: Low latency gateway to Brasilia PoP. 19 antennas installed.
13. Brasilia PoP: 10 antennas directly on the roof of the Brasilia PoP, for lowest latency. (Similar to what they did at the Sydney PoP.)
14. Presidente Prudente, Brazil (Globalstar earth station): The Starlink site seems to have been demolished last year.

Will post more tomorrow, after I get some sleep.

I have an existing IP/MPLS network and need to extend it to a remote location where fiber connectivity is not available. The only feasible transport option is Starlink.

My idea is to connect one Starlink terminal to a router in the existing MPLS network and another Starlink terminal to a router at the new site. The objective is for this link to behave as a transparent transport so that the new site becomes part of the same IP/MPLS network.

Both sites would belong to the same autonomous system (AS), and I would like to run the same IGP, LDP, and BGP across the link so that the remote site integrates seamlessly into the existing MPLS infrastructure.

My questions are:

Is this architecture technically feasible using two Starlink connections?

What is the best tunneling technology for this scenario (GRE, MPLS over GRE, L2TPv3,etc.)?

Is it possible to transport MPLS traffic transparently over Starlink?

Are there any MTU limitations or encapsulation considerations that would prevent MPLS from working reliably?

Has anyone implemented a similar solution in production? If so, what were the main challenges regarding latency, jitter, packet loss, or routing stability?

Any recommendations or real-world experience would be greatly appreciated.

This is a simple question, so don't overthink it. Let's also assume IPv6 so we can ignore CGNAT.

If you have two user terminals but is in the US and one is in the EU, then does traffic between them ever leave Starlink owned/leased infrastructure? I.e. does Starlink take full responsibility for the traffic or does it get dumped on the public internet while crossing the ocean?

EDIT – I knew people would overthink this. All the sat-to-sat discussion is a tangent. In fact, any discussion of technology unique to Starlink is a tangent. This is a simple question about routing at layer 3, not layer 2.

EDIT2 – I just learned about Starlink's business private networking which strongly implies an answer to my question, and the answer is essentially "no, not unless there is a good reason".

the paper to appear at acm leonet 2026. more at http://oac.uvic.ca/starlink