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Orbi blocking websites, Frontier Quantum Gateway
I have Frontier internet service via a Quantum Gateway router. I attached an Orbi router and two satelittes and the system worked fine for almost a year until last week. I cannot load most websites. ...
CJGaither wrote:
So I reattached the Orbi, turned off the wifi on the Gateway and again the websites will not load
What is this "Gateway"?
If it is also a router, simply turning off the wifi does not disable the router bit.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router.
A lot of people use Orbi routers in AP mode.
It worked for almost a year with just the wifi turned off on the Frontier FIOS Quantum Gateway (just the name Verizon gave their router). I did learn that FIOS does not use modems. The ONT (Optical Network Terminal) which is in my garage performs the same function as a modem. So not sure how that affects my setup. The Orbis have all begin unplugged for over a week now and I turned on the wifi for both 2.4 and 5 on the Frontier FIOS Quantum Gateway so that I could have internet for my housesitter while I was gone for a week. I'm not sure if I should try again by turning off the wifi on the Frontier FIOS Quantum Gateway, plugging in the main Orbi only and testing, then add the Orbi satellite. For some reason the Orbi was blocking websites from loading, most secure sites.