Problem With Wired Brother Printer

Nickmit
Tutor
Oct 28, 2022
I'm not sure what mode the Fritzbox is in but wi-fi is not enabled and it is in a totally different ip range. It is http://192.168.178.1 and the Orbi is 10.0.0.1

This setup has worked fine for nearly 2 years and something must have changed in the last week to cause this but I have no idea what.
The printer used to be wi-fi connected and I initially thought that the printer wi-fi was causing the problem and that is why I changed it it hard wired but the problem still exists
- plemans
  Guru - Experienced User
  Oct 28, 2022
  Disabling wifi doesn't disable its routing functions. And if there's 2 routing ranges both tend to be in router mode. Causing a double nat. It doesn't always cause issues but it can.
- KevinLiT
  NETGEAR Moderator
  Oct 28, 2022
  Hello Nickmit,
  
  Welcome to the NETGEAR Community!
  
  I understand that you are having issues with your network IPv4 addresses. When two routers are introduced into a network one router will automatically change its IP address to prevent collisions within the network. If you would like both routers to be used on the same network IP addressing scheme then one of the routers needs to be disabled. You can either change your Orbi router to AP mode or change your fritzbox to modem-only mode.
  
  To change your Orbi from router mode to AP mode please navigate to orbilogin.com and then navigate to the following setting:
  
  Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Router / AP Mode.
  
  Best,
  
  Kevin
  
  Community Team
  - Nickmit
    Tutor
    Oct 29, 2022
    Hi Kevin and Plemans,
    
    Ok, I've switched the Orbi to AP Mode and all seems OK so far. I can see the Printer in the list of attached devices. I'll keep an eye on it but hopefully that has fixed the problem I just find it odd that it seemed to manage to work as it was for 2 years and then suddenly failed.
    
    Thank you both for your time & patience!

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Problem With Wired Brother Printer