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RBR20 on NBN Fttp without isp modem
Hi all I currently have an Orbi RBR20 and one satellite connected and working. I'm wanting to remove the isp modem router from the equation and run the orbi alone so that all devices use it rather ...
I don't understand. You say:
Latchland wrote:
I'm wanting to remove the isp modem router from the equation and run the orbi alone
Then you say:
Latchland wrote:
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to run the cable direct from the nbn modem on the wall (where the optic cable comes in from outside) to the orbi RBR20?
How would it remove the isp ,modem/router if you "run the cable direct from the nbn modem on the wall ... to the orbi RBR20".
Is this "modem on the wall" different from "the isp modem router"? You won't have two modems in there. Does the second one have a make and model number? Is it really a modem/router or just a router?
Truly optical networks have an "ONT" (optical network termination/terminal) rather than a modem. So, if that is what you have, maybe you don't have any modems.
Do you have a laptop with a wired LAN connection?
Can you plug that into the "modem on the wall" and get on to the Internet?
If so, that answers your question.
Yes by modem on the wall I mean the ONT (sorry, didn't know the correct term). Which currently has a ethernet cable coming from it (UNI-D 2 port) to the isp modem/router. Then from the isp modem/router (Archer VR1600v) to the orbi. I'm wanting to remove the isp modem from the connections to run direct to the orbi from the ONT.
Latchland wrote:
Yes by modem on the wall I mean the ONT (sorry, didn't know the correct term).
Why should we have to deal with stuff like ONT? They do it to confuse us.
If you have something like a PC that you can plug into it, no harm in trying.
Latchland wrote:
Then from the isp modem/router (Archer VR1600v) to the orbi.
The Archer is labelled as a DSL Modem Router. That does not mean that it has to be used as a modem.It can also be a plain router.
Do you plug the Orbi into the blue socket on the back? If so, it is just a router. You can leave the VR1600v to gather dust on a shelf. I would. Just put it aside for future use when something goes wrong with the Orbi.
Unless you have a phone plugged into the Archer, in which case it may be doing VoIP (don't worry about what that means) stuff.
If shelving the Archer doesn't work, the Orbi can work in AP mode. But come back if you can't retire the Archer.
I will just have to remove the Archer and plug the ONT direct to the Orbi and see what happens. Now, to find a time where the fam isn't using the internet....
Cheers for the info