Does DigiMesh devices with different ID (network ID) hop messages to different network?

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Does DigiMesh devices (Specifically Xbee SX 900) configured with different ID values (Say 0x7FFF and 0x7FFE) hop messages from a different network ID? E.g.:

  1. Device 1: ID=0x7FFF
  2. Device 2: ID=0x7FFE
  3. Device 3: ID=0x7FFF

Now let’s say Device 1 sends a message to Device 3, but Device 3 can’t directly hear Device 1. Will Device 2 with a different network ID act as a hopping node in this situation and retransmit the message if it can hear Device 1, or will it ignore the received message?

EDIT: I tested and the answer is, no, Device 2 won’t work as a hopping node if network ID differs.

I want to create two separate networks that don’t interfere with each other on the same devices. Will different network IDs be sufficient, or do I forget something?

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No, devices with different network ID’s will not communicate at all.

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