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Orbi setup with ATT router, ethernet backhaul
I recently purchased this system, trying to eliminate dead spots and awkward wifi transitions in my home. I have an ATT 5268AC modem/router, with Fiber.
The plan: ATT gateway LAN -> Orbi Router (WAN). Orbi Router LAN Ethernet -> Satellite 1. Satellite 2 is wirelessly connected (house is not wired for ethernet, but I do have a direct ethernet cablet to the middle of the house where Satellite 1 is connected, so I want that to have ethernet backhaul).
Since there's no way to disable / bypass the ATT router, I just connected it all up and followed the Orbi setup wizard. It recognized that the ATT router was there, but continued setup in router mode. I was able to wirelessly connect all 3 Orbi units, but as soon as I plugged in the ethernet cable between the router and Sat 1, the whole network crashed. It basically just freaked out, and nothing worked. As soon as I unplugged it, it worked fine again wirelessly.
Where I am now is the wireless seems to work pretty well all over the house. That's all well and good, but I have an ethernet connection to Satellite 1, and I'd like to use it. There's a lot of interference between the Orbi Router and Satellite 1, and I'm not confident it will work reliably in wireless mode.
So a few questions:
1. Is my setup appropriate? I've read about configuring the Orbi in AP mode, using DMZ on the ATT router, etc. Not sure whether/why I should do that if it's working now. Best I can tell, my current setup is that I have a router behind a router, using different IP networks.
2. How can I make ethernet backhaul work without crashing the entire network? Again, I want one of the satellites to connect wirelessly, and the other to use the ethernet link.
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I have uverse fiber and use my orbi in AP mode but that isn't the issue. Ethernet backhaul broke with the latest firmware release. Some folks can get ethernet backhaul to work but there are lots of threads on the forum saying they can't get ethernet backhaul to work. I spoke to technical support a few weeks ago and they said a new firmware is being worked on to fix ethernet backhaul. Hopefully the firmware is coming out soon. For now I'm using wifi back-haul with daisychain (not as fast as the ethernet back-haul used to be before the latest firmware broke the functionality but certainly much better than the zero signal I was getting from my AT&T RG)
- I appreciate the info, sounds like I will also have to wait on the firmware update. Since part of my reason for having that dedicated Ethernet line was to feed my IP camera system, I may just connect the camera system (who's hub is located at the Satellite 1 location) directly into the ATT router via the Ethernet cable, to keep speeds up. I was hoping to plug the camera system into the Orbi satellite, and take advantage of the Ethernet backhaul for both.
Alternatively, I could easily return the whole system for a refund which is also tempting. Is there a comparable system that would have functional Ethernet backhaul and be a little more reliable? This firmware nonsense reaks of poor quality.Have you tried the ehternet back haul?
People do have working ethernet backhaul. Mines working.
Good Luck.
IF your gonig to use the Orbi router in router mode with the ISP router, then yes you should use the DMZ for the ORbi router. Input the IP address it gets from the modem and put this into the DMZ on the modem.
Any network switches in the mix? If so, mfr and model#?
stephentyler20 wrote:
I recently purchased this system, trying to eliminate dead spots and awkward wifi transitions in my home. I have an ATT 5268AC modem/router, with Fiber.
The plan: ATT gateway LAN -> Orbi Router (WAN). Orbi Router LAN Ethernet -> Satellite 1. Satellite 2 is wirelessly connected (house is not wired for ethernet, but I do have a direct ethernet cablet to the middle of the house where Satellite 1 is connected, so I want that to have ethernet backhaul).
Since there's no way to disable / bypass the ATT router, I just connected it all up and followed the Orbi setup wizard. It recognized that the ATT router was there, but continued setup in router mode. I was able to wirelessly connect all 3 Orbi units, but as soon as I plugged in the ethernet cable between the router and Sat 1, the whole network crashed. It basically just freaked out, and nothing worked. As soon as I unplugged it, it worked fine again wirelessly.
Where I am now is the wireless seems to work pretty well all over the house. That's all well and good, but I have an ethernet connection to Satellite 1, and I'd like to use it. There's a lot of interference between the Orbi Router and Satellite 1, and I'm not confident it will work reliably in wireless mode.
So a few questions:
1. Is my setup appropriate? I've read about configuring the Orbi in AP mode, using DMZ on the ATT router, etc. Not sure whether/why I should do that if it's working now. Best I can tell, my current setup is that I have a router behind a router, using different IP networks.
2. How can I make ethernet backhaul work without crashing the entire network? Again, I want one of the satellites to connect wirelessly, and the other to use the ethernet link.
