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Orbi Cable Modem DHCP Issues
Hey everyone, we just installed an Orbi Cable Modem here in the past week. Allow me to share my setup with you all.
ISP: Comcast (no issue)
CableModem: Orbi CBR40 - Firmware: V2.1.4.6...
So heres the deal, if you keep the CBK40, then this will be your ISP modem and main host router, you can add satellites where needed. You would need to return the RBR50 system as the RBR50 can not work as a satellite.
If you keep the RBR50 system, then this would be your main host router, however you would need an ISP modem to interface with there service. Something like a NG CM700 modem only. You can add satellites where needed. You would need to return the CBK40 system as the CBR40 can not work as a satellite.
I would say either way, the base and no more than two satellites places at 30 feet or more should suffice for your home. I would try the base and just 1 satellite.
Good Luck.
First off...It is not a DHCP issue as I previously thought. It is a DNS issue. I know this because the router itself is having DNS issues as the DNS it is supplying is it's own address: 192.168.1.1. It coughs up a furball on the LAN side which originally I thought was a DNS issue. Here's my plan:
1. Put the CBK40 Cable Modem into bridge mode.
2. Make the RBR50 broadcast an SSID and route the traffic.
3. Bind the two remaning sattelites to the RBR50 as they are upstairs and close to the RBR50.
The RBR50 never has been the issue, it is the CBK40 Cable Modem that when introduced into the network mesh has caused issues. I see no reason why I cannot use the CBK40 as a cable modem only, and the RBR50 as a DHCP serving unit / router and SSID broadcaster with the two satellites connected.
Thoughts?