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JSK1121
Sep 15, 2022Tutor
My Orbi RBR50 drops connection every night
My Orbi RBR50, with 3 satellites connected, has been dropping internet connection at around the same time every evening for the past two weeks. The modem it's connected to is working fine, but I cann...
JSK1121
Sep 16, 2022Tutor
Ok, and what do I need to do to accomplish one or both of those things? I'm not very tech savvy when it comes to this sort of thing.
Also, the Orbi had been working perfectly for years with its current settings - any idea why it would have changed recently?
plemans
Sep 16, 2022Guru - Experienced User
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. (doesn't always work well with that att gateway)
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode
It might have worked fine because it might have been in passthrough mode or att might have updated something with it.