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Orbi RBK50 bridged to FIOS Quantum cannot see my NAS wired LAN
Just set up today the RBR50 router and RBS50 satellite, the router is connected via cable to FIOS Quantum router, followed the instruction by disabling FIOS' wifi, and all works great. Well, the wifi...
Where is the NAS connected? To the FIOS router or the Orbi?
NAS and all other devices should be connected to the Orbi router.
Is the Orbi running in router or AP mode?
Modem Combo Units:
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, LAN to LAN and configure AP mode on the Orbi router.
Thank you all for quickly replying to my plea for help!
I will try as suggested to directly connect Orbi to the ethernet cable coming out of the FIOS splitter box while bypassing the FIOS router and report back (I have always been under the impression that FIOS’ routers cannot be replaced by third-party ones because Verizon integrated some nifty tricks in them to prevent you from doing that, will see how that goes).
On unhooking my other devices from the FIOS router and hooking them directly to the Orbi – yes this will work I am certain, I just don’t understand the need to create one more node to jump for those devices. The way I see it, Orbi being already hooked to the FIOS router should be able to see all other hard-wired devices on the network the same way any computer connected in its place sees them – this is what I don’t get, why Orbi does not see the LAN the way my laptop does when hooked in its place by the same cable? Is it Orbi setting that I have to change for this to happen, or Orbi has simply not been designed to behave in such a way and so my expectations in this regard are not realistic.
I’ll try either approach and see which works better for my home setup...but...I just cannot get over the fact that the Orbi doesn’t see my network – Why? Why? How hard is that? Why my 7 year-old laptop can and Orbi can’t? It just makes no sense to me.
Thx again, will post back with my experience…
I presume you need to connect the orbi directly to the FIOS router, not the splitter box. The FIOS router has to do some forum of translation from the ISP services, thus this is your ISP modem/ONT which is needed.
Reason for not seeing FIOS network is probably due to different subnets which is normal having two routers on the same line.
Use of the FIOS routers DMZ will be most helpful for your Orbi router in this case.