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johnbday
Dec 29, 2019Tutor
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...
johnbday
Dec 29, 2019Tutor
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
SW_
Dec 30, 2019Prodigy
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?
- SW_Dec 30, 2019Prodigy
An example of my speedtest result.
- johnbdayDec 30, 2019Tutor
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).
- SW_Dec 30, 2019Prodigy
Ah - you're in double NAT mode (not ideal). Switch Orbi to AP mode. This will help reduce the load on CPU on Orbi.
- johnbdayJan 08, 2020Tutor
will switching to AT mode require a system reset or disruption to either WiFi network? I'm trying to avoid having to 'rejoin' a large number of smart home devices to the network. thanks in advance