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Dd852
Apr 18, 2019Luminary
networking question - bridge vs. new network
I have an Orbi 50 and satellite; I use my ISPs router as the link to its fibre. In the past, I always used the Orbi in Bridge mode. Today, I had to do a pin reset to factory settings as there was a b...
Dd852
Apr 18, 2019Luminary
Thanks. I couldn’t get AP to work at all now. Used to work for me. Weird. Wouldn’t pass the internet through. So I just ripped out the old router and will just deal with the only thing I lose (telephone - but I can voip). Thanks for the help
FURRYe38
Apr 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
Dd852 wrote:
Thanks. I couldn’t get AP to work at all now. Used to work for me. Weird. Wouldn’t pass the internet through. So I just ripped out the old router and will just deal with the only thing I lose (telephone - but I can voip). Thanks for the help
- Dd852Apr 18, 2019LuminaryIt was a ZTE hyperhub.
- FURRYe38Apr 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Try one of the suggestions, Start with Option #2 and if this fails, try #3.
I beleive your ISP modem already has a router and wifi built in...
- Dd852Apr 18, 2019Luminary
Thanks - I had been using #3 for about a year... and all was fine until this last pin/factory reset of the orbi and at that point it simply wouldn’t pass through any more. Anyway - i’ve Solved by simply junking the zte and using the orbi as router. All i lose is the ability to have a phone handset connected ... but voip will be fine.