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orbi ip address 10.0.0.1
I'm trying to setup my new orbi router as my only router. But having trouble... When I first set it up the orbi, I connected it to my existing bt homehub router. Whilst the signal strength was su...
JamesRichard wrote:I bought a separate netgear modem (DM200). When I connected the orbi to the new modem, the orbi decided it needed to change its IP address to 10.0.0.1, and no-longer accessed any websites at all.
Can you please describe the experiment in more detail. (I am not familiar with bt homehub.) Internet service is DSL/ADSL (not cable or fiber). The new Netgear DM200 is a "modem only" (no router, no WiFi). Does the CM200 replace the bt homehub? Does bt have to "do any magic" when you replace the internet modem? i.e. the experiment was removing the bt equipment entirely, plugging the DSL line into the CM200 and the Orbi into the CM200? If you connect a computer directly to the CM200, does it access the internet?