Change LAN TCP/IP for Powerline?

Question

I've previously posted about woes getting my various Zycel powerline adapters working with Orbi, which I have in Router mode. One PLA attached to router lan port, another plugged in down the house and connected to a computer. PLAs are factory reset, synced, connected to each other, troubleshooted. The computer can access Orbi's wifi.

Using the PLAs, I can only get IPv4 'limited' access and IPv6 'local' access. Windows shows the IPv4 address as a 169.254.. address with subnet of 255.255.0.0.

Of course the Orbi is 192.168.1.1 and subnet 255.255.255.0.

Wondering if I change the LAN settings of the Orbi router, the PLAs will start working. I've read some others having issues with changing the LAN settings away from default, so would like any input before doing so.

Thanks!

mnspink · Answer

FYI, I finally bit the bullet and put the Orbi behind my old router and enabled AP mode. Powerline and EoC work again connected directly to old router.

Not quite sure why in the Orbi admin panel I see the devices connected directly to the old router/powerline, but I do - guess their info is passed along to Orbi.

Have had a few connectivity issues - got the pink rings of death but rebooting and/or re-syncing the orbi system re-established the connection. Also think the old router has lost internet connection a few times initially.

DarrenM · Answer

What firmware version are your orbis on?

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DarrenM

mnspink · Answer

2.18

mnspink · Answer

In case it helps anyone, I learned that the Orbi in AP mode picked up many of the IP addresses for the devices connected directly to the old router via EoC and Powerline, i.e. it showed them as attached devices in the router portal even though they were connected to the old router which was handling IP assignments.&nbsp; The Orbi router showed 192.168.0 addresses for devices since the older router was now handling the duties.&nbsp;Unfortunately with that setup, and I assume it was the old router (DLink 880L), some of the devices (both via Orbi and directly connected to the old router) would lose data throughput/buffer - they stayed connected but the signal was inconsistent - and defeated the primary goal to get a faster connector for some video devices via Powerline or EoC.&nbsp;Therefore, I reset the Orbi to Router mode and the Dlink to bridge mode, and switched their positions (Modem-Orbi-Dlink-Powerline/EoC).&nbsp; Interestingly the Orbi continued to show the devices connected via Powerline/EoC as connected devices , but with 192.168.0.X addresses, i.e their old addresses - however they were not really connected and had no internet access.&nbsp; The Dlink in bridge mode was assigned a 192.168.1.X address, so it was connected, but wasn't passing along the Powerline or EoC.&nbsp;Since the Dlink wasn't getting the Powerline and EoC devices access, I removed it.&nbsp; However, the Orbi router then lost internet access and would not connect, even after rebooting several times. It somehow had become tied to the Dlink even though it was back in router mode.&nbsp;I was thus forced to factory reset the Orbi and go through setup again.&nbsp;Once back online, for one last attempt I changed the LAN settings for the Orbi router to use 192.168.0.X addresses (versus 192.168.1.X), and connected the Powerline and EoC connetions to the lan ports on the Orbi router.&nbsp;Magically, all of my devices connected through Powerline and EoC now have internet access via the Orbi Router.&nbsp; Quite some strange behavior of that router.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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