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Cowboyup
Apr 26, 2020Follower
Cant connect to internet
When I first install the Orbi in my shop I plugged it into a Net gear router that was connected to another net gear router in the house. When I first installed it everything went simple and fine and ...
michaelkenward
Apr 27, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Cowboyup wrote:
When I first install the Orbi in my shop I plugged it into a Net gear router that was connected to another net gear router in the house. When I first installed it everything went simple and fine and worked great.
Can you tell us something about the other Netgear routers? What are they?
Two routers on your network can cause headaches.
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Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. A lot of people do that with Orbi devices. I do.
Cowboyup wrote:
BUT now When I try to use the internet I get the following message on my Iphone or Ipad.
"Safari cannot open the page becasue it could not extablish a secure connection to the server."
Is it just the iStuff that has a problem? Or everything that tries to get to the Internet?
Those prompts may just be the devices worrying about security issues rather than the failure to connect.