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Switching ISP gateway to bridge mode
Comcast/Xfinity is my ISP, and the Gateway they provide is a combination cable modem and router. The RBR 50 (connected by Cat6A ethernet) is presently set up to work with the Xfinity in its dual rol...
Your LAN is already at max speed with Ethernet backhaul. The only difference you might notice is between ISP and Orbi. Switching to ISP modem/rouer to bridge mode won't make a difference if Orbi is currently in AP Mode. Orbi WiFi settings won't be affected with either setup if they're currently connected to Orbi WiFi network. Everything should continue to work as is.
Comcast claims - after oserving my subscription speed is 1G, that "the expected speed improvement should be up to 800 MBPS with up to 1024MBPS for wire connected devices"
Thoughts?
Also - thanks
I also have Gigabit Comcast and I am getting ~900Mbps on average with Orbi in AP mode with SB8200 Modem. If you're not getting anything close to ~900Mbps, you should have them come out and check line signals into your DOSIC 3.1 modem to make sure noise to signal ratio is within range.
What's your current speedtest via Orbi App?
An example of my speedtest result.
speed test run on Orbi device from ethernet connected desktop: 790.24Mbps 42.07Mbps <Cat 6A cable connecting to Netgear 10G switch (listed) connected by 6A to Orbi connected by 6A to Xfinity Gateway
FYI checked settings resulting from Setup Wizard under Advanced tab and I am not in AP mode, but in Router mode (wtih Xfinity gateway also in rounter mode).
Ah - you're in double NAT mode (not ideal). Switch Orbi to AP mode. This will help reduce the load on CPU on Orbi.