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CAUTION: Orbi's Wifi Guest Network does not really isolate guests from main network
I was just playing around around with the Guest Network in Orbi and made a rather disturbing discovery that guest clients don't seem to be separated totally from the main network, in fact can access ...
Running lastest firmware 1.11.0.20. (July 2017). Guest Network is basically broken. Not isolated at all from the main wifi network. Using Orbi as an access point (AP). Apparently, some of the other Netgear routers are able to isolate the guest network can do this even when used as an access point (AP). Please, Netgear Fix This.
Are you running dual-stack with IPv6, by any chance?
A few releases back, they finally had IPv4 blocking working in AP mode, but not IPv6. Those without a dual-stack setup would have seen guest isolation to be working fine.
Rodney
Hi rhester72
Sadly I am not. Just a plain IPv4 home network with a pretty normal range of home wifi devices. When I check my router/internet modem, all devices are connecting via IPv4 addresses. To the best of my knowledge, I am not actively using IPv6 in my home network.
Just a reminder that I having this issue with the Obri system being used as a WiFi access point (AP) and NOT as a router.
FYI: Problem persists with fw 2.0.0.74 on Orbi in AP mode.
An IP Scanner sees all devices on network. Netgear's Prosafe Plus Utility connects to all Netgear switches. Blocks browsing to some devices, though.