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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...
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
It was a ZTE hyperhub.
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...
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.
Yes after a reset you would loose AP mode after the reset as the RBR would default back to router mode.
Yes, if you can disable the modems router and use the Orbi as the router, then you'll be fine.