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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 ...
st_shaw wrote:You can see devices with Fing. So what? If you try to ping or connect to any devices from a client connected to the guest WiFi, you will find that you cannot.
Security is not about building most of a wall. Security is about eliminating holes in that wall. If you read back through this thread you will find that you can "connect". I was able to connect across the wall using Netgear's switch manager ProSafe Plus Utility.
I was also able to connect... iPhone is on Guest 5GHz, HP AirPrint printer is on Main 2.4GHz. iPhone can print a Safari page on the printer.
I didn't know before now that it was acceptable to even allow seeing clients on the network. Personally, I'd prefer avoiding being able to see other clients on Main if I'm on Guest... ideally not even able to see others on Guest.
Is this still an issue with the latest firmware?
Yes, this is still an issue. Guest mode with the Orbi allows all devices (on guest or not) to "see" each other using apps like Fing. Guests cannot ping non-guests, but everything on your network is visible, and according to above posters, certain protocols (bonjour, etc) may be usable by guests.
Because of this, i am still using my Asus AC68 as the router (and orbis in AP mode, no guest network), and have enabled a 2.4 ghz radio strictly for guest mode. Asus properly hides all devices from non-guest network.
Thanks. That is a deal breaker for me. I will wait a little longer to see if it's resolved before I go a different route because I really like the other reviews and features of the Orbi system.
