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Hi, I recently purchased an orbi system version AC2200 (RBK40) and I have set everything up physically but it road blocks me when it tries to conncec to the internet saying it has no internet connec...
When I turn on Bridge mode on it resets and I have to wait a few minutes for it to turn back on, I can still access the admin page through 192.168.0.1. Would I need to mess with DHCP? I can also still use my other devices conmnected to the old modem/router.
Lavolpe wrote:When I turn on Bridge mode on it resets and I have to wait a few minutes for it to turn back on, I can still access the admin page through 192.168.0.1. Would I need to mess with DHCP? I can also still use my other devices conmnected to the old modem/router.
Not sure what the above means totally, but if you put your cable modem/router (gateway) into bridge mode and you can still use multiple devices connected to it, then that's not real bridge mode. You might also try turning off dhcp on your cable gateway in addition to putting it into that "pseudo-bridge" mode, and also turn off any other services that it is supplying, like wireless, etc. Then you should be able to have your Orbi in router mode and it will do dhcp, dns, wireless, etc.
As an alternative to the above, you can use your cable gateway in router mode, but turn off wireless on it. Then you would switch your Orbi to AP mode (Access Point), and it will only provide wireless. I favor this one, myself, since I got the Orbi for its wireless, and have an R7800 that I use for routing functionality (with the wireless radios turned off, of course).
I agree. That doesn't sound like bridge mode to me. When a device is set to router mode, it does all kinds of clever tricks so that all of your local devices can share a single connection to the outside world. When it is in bridge mode, it is as dumb as a box of rocks.
My gateway, supplied by Comcast, has to be reset to its factory settings to get it back from bridge mode.
I'm puzzled. It's possible that your ISP has disabled bridge mode. I would ask them.
