Orbi's Speeds is a fraction of my routers

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bbrown43 wrote:

After resetting my modem and orbi at least 5 times, I ended up getting 450ish at the direct router, and above 200 on the satellite. Better than before, but in general the system's gonna have issues I think. I think I have a Double Nat now, I'll have to check how Plex is working for me as well.

 

I think DMZ was limiting the speeds, so I'm gonna try turning that on again and see what happens. 

 

 

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Seems to have lost the reply that I just wrote...what a forum :-).

Yes, double NAT will limit your wireless speed from Orbi, and you shouldn't be using DMZ for this.

Again, I would have the Arris in router mode (not bridge mode), and turn off the wireless radios on the Arris. So the Arris will be configured to only support wired LAN connections. Then connect the Orbi internet port to an Arris LAN port, and switch the Orbi into AP mode (https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point). Since only the Arris is doing routing, NAT, dhcp, etc., you won't have double NAT. And don't use DMZ at all. 

When the Orbi is in AP mode, you can use the wired LAN ports on the Orbi router unit and satellite units just as you would if the Orbi was in router mode. These ports can be handy to have available as well.

Anyways, this has worked well for me and others, and should work well for you. I'm really sorry that you're having so much trouble.