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Orbi stops fowarding traffic
This thread is out of pure frustration with terrible support from Netgear, and hopefully will allow others considering orbi not to make the same mistake Orbi has a critical software defect that b...
It's probably every hour to hour and a half that it stops traffic. I've rebooted my fiber gateway, main Orbi and sat Orbi in correct sequence as well. I installed the older firmware which kept for all of 20 minutes before the Orbi automatically upgraded itself back the newest. So annoying.
Orbi RBR50 automatically updating stopped once firmware 2.3.0.30 was released early last summer. Which firmware release is this Orbi on now?
This system sounds like an ideal candidate to test my theory about DHCP renewals. Can you set up a capture to USB and let it run through at least two failures, with restart by DHCP Renew rather than reboot?
p.s. How are you doing the DHCP renew? (telnet session command?)
It's probably every hour to hour and a half that it stops traffic. I've rebooted my fiber gateway, main Orbi and sat Orbi in correct sequence as well tutuapp 9apps showbox I installed the older firmware which kept for all of 20 minutes before the Orbi automatically upgraded itself back the newest. So annoying.
What happens if you configure the Orbi for AP mode and use your ISP Gateway as your router?
Problems with ISP gateway modems: This would be a double NAT condition which isn't recommended. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
https://kb.netgear.com/30187/How-to-fix-issues-with-Double-NAT
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through 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, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop
euidhawiojp12 wrote:It's probably every hour to hour and a half that it stops traffic. I've rebooted my fiber gateway, main Orbi and sat Orbi in correct sequence as well tutuapp 9apps showbox I installed the older firmware which kept for all of 20 minutes before the Orbi automatically upgraded itself back the newest. So annoying.
What happens?
- Since Orbi is no longer in "router mode", it no longer performs any "router functions"
such as assigning IP addresses with DHCP, port forwarding, port blocking , web site blocking, Disney Circle,
OpenVPN, etc. - All of those functions are done on the primary router.
- The "good thing" is that there are no longer "two routers", so problems with "Double NAT" no longer exist.
- There is more flexibility in how devices are connected to the primary router ports, since there is now only one single IP space.
It is not a "bad thing" to put the Orbi in Access Point (AP) mode. It is recommended as one of the ways to solve the Double NAT problem.
- Since Orbi is no longer in "router mode", it no longer performs any "router functions"
