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Orbi w/ AT&T Fiber
I am looking to switch to AT&T fiber. I currently have xfinity internet for which I use my orbi system. AT&T representative said there would be no benefit to using the orbi with their fiber. Is that c...
Putting my Orbi in AP (Access Point) mode and turning off the WIFI on the Arris worked a charm. No more problems.
I fail to understand why you keep complaining about the pace modem and you don't just call tech support at ATT and explain the you need a gateway with IP pass through. Your problem would then be solved.
mpf541 I have spent more than 20 hours on the phone with AT&T. Their responses get more murky and confusing with each minute. I have sunk more than 40 hours into this project and I am trying to save some time. Sorry, if my posts annoy you.
They don't annoy me. I am just giving you a solution that will work. I have done this 2 times with them. Onece when I firts got fiber. It work fine and then the orbi started losing the internet. I blammed ATT and they replacecd the router. I forgot to tell them i needed IP passthrough amd they gave me the pace. All it took was a short call to tell them that the only moden that i can use has to have the IP passthrough. While i admit it is hard to get ATT to understand they also don't want you to go back to comcast. They will swap it. The 2nd time they even sent out a tech to do it.
mpf541 thank you so much for your insight here. I have an Arris BGW210 AT&T Fiber gateway and I am trying to use my Orbi RBR40 router with 2 RBS40 sats. I am a SUPER novice with anything related to networking, but if I plug the Orbi router directly into Ethernet port 1, what would be my next steps to use the Orbi Router and satellites to establish the mesh network? It sounds like this is your exact setup and you have it working flawlessly.
Thanks for any insight you can give this rookie.
Modem Combo Units:
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge 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 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.
ajb313 wrote:
thank you so much for your insight here. I have an Arris BGW210 AT&T Fiber gateway and I am trying to use my Orbi RBR40 router with 2 RBS40 sats. I am a SUPER novice with anything related to networking, but if I plug the Orbi router directly into Ethernet port 1, what would be my next steps to use the Orbi Router and satellites to establish the mesh network? It sounds like this is your exact setup and you have it working flawlessly.
Thanks for any insight you can give this rookie.
