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cdysthe
Dec 10, 2019Virtuoso
Syncing computer with Insync stalles my Netgear Orbi RBK50/RBS50 based network.
Hi, I was going to sync my whole Google Drive to a new laptop using Insync. After the sync starts and runs for a minute or so the whole network slows down and then halts for everyone. In the rou...
SW_
Dec 10, 2019Prodigy
You're likely in a double NAT situation. Switch Orbi to AP mode to see if that resolves the issue.
- cdystheDec 11, 2019Virtuoso
SW_ wrote:You're likely in a double NAT situation. Switch Orbi to AP mode to see if that resolves the issue.
If I switch to AP mode, how would that affect other users on the network and/or connected devices like NAS and printers?
- SW_Dec 11, 2019Prodigy
cdysthe wrote:
SW_ wrote:You're likely in a double NAT situation. Switch Orbi to AP mode to see if that resolves the issue.
If I switch to AP mode, how would that affect other users on the network and/or connected devices like NAS and printers?
It will only affect clients with static/reserved IP addresses. You can check your Orbi for any reserved IP address. If there's none, everything should continue to work as is. If anything, it should improve overall network performance as there's only one layer of NAT instead of two. For example, each packet has to be inspected and NAT-modified once instead of twice with double NAT.