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Orbi not connecting to internet
Hi guys, I have a problem connecting to internet with my new Orbi set. Setting up wifi was a breeze, I can acces the admin on the Orbi using WiFi, but getting internet access seems not possible. I us...
I have no experience with Huawei HG659 but I suspect you need to set it to "bridge mode" to use Orbi. In this configuration, do NOT put Orbi into "AP mode".
Here is a post describing how to setup Bridge Mode - check out 2nd post:
http://community.vodafone.co.nz/t5/Modems-Wi-Fi/Huawei-HG659-Bridge-Mode/td-p/169232
yes the orbi will switch ip subnets if its see's an ip conflict during setup