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Making my ORBI RBR50 a second network IP
Ok, have had the Orbi RBR50 for a while and 1 satellite. Had it hooked to a Aris Surfboard modem and it worked great. Then I moved to North Dakota and when they hooked my bundle of TV and Internet...
I didn't watch the entire 33 minutes, but in general he seems to be correct. The keys are:
- It has to be an Ethernet cable connecting the two routers. As long as they are in the same room, that's pretty easy. But then there are two WiFi routers in the same room, possibly using the same WiFi channels. Moving the 2nd router to a different room can be a chore.
- If just "connected", then the two neworks are entirely separate, which often isn't ideal. Devices on one network cannot connect to devices on the other network.
- And with a "Double NAT", there are specific applications which fail:
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Good Luck!
Later in the video, he actually change channels on both - for example one on channel 3 and one on channel 11 and he also assigns different IP ranges for each for the devices to take hold of. Yes, my router would be within 10 feet of each other, connected by an ethernet cable and each have it's own SSID and IP number and run on different channels...then naturally I could run my sattelite unit downstairs on the Orbi network and connect things downstairs to that.
At least that is the plan.
peace out,
Mike