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Setting RBR50 as DMZ with Xfinity
Hi All, I wanted to give my network a try with using the RBR50 as my network router. To accomplish this I have connected my Xfinity router to the WAN port of the RBR50 and have set the RBR50 as a...
The firewall is automatic and always running on Orbi systems when in router mode. AP mode it gets disabled.
You can look at the router logs and be sure you have "Known DoS attacks and Port Scans" enabled. If you see and DoS entries in the log which most do, you'll know its working. It always is.
Just circling back to this topic.
I did check my logs from when I had the Orbi enabled as the router and desginated as a DMZ on the Xfintiy router and in fact saw DoS entires. Per your previous post this confims the firewall is working. I really wish this firewall and it's settings were visible to the end user for peace of mind.
Unfortunately while I had internet conenctivity on all my devices connected ot the main Orbu router I could not get any connectivity from the devices conencted ot my satellite. I was not even getting an IP address. I discovered this on my Xbox One and a smart home hub I have connected. The satellite was connected to the main router as it did not have any LED illuminated and conenction status was confirmed as god in the Router web gui. Due to this fact I had to put the Orbi back in to AP mode and remove it as a DMZ on the Xfintiy router.
I will make another attempt this weekend by putting the Xfinity router into Bridge mode as soon as I figure out how to put it back in to router mode if it deos not work out. I will update with the results.
Ok keep us posted. I would be best if the ISP modem was bridged fully if possible.
The one DMZ configuration, the RBS should have connected to the RBR and go a IP address from the RBR if it wirelessly connected correctly to the RBR.Anyways, keep us posted.