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Understanding Orbi innards
Have recently upgraded from an RBK53 system to an RBK853 (which isn't even in the Model list above yet)? And which btw works well (unless you count the incompleteness of the Log). In an effort to try...
The original Orbi had a "debug" web screen (http://orbilogin.net/debug.htm) which offers a way to capture LAN/WAN traffic to system memory and then dump it to a file in the form of "pcap" files (wan and lan). I believe the AX product may also have that feature. System memory is relatively small, so the amount of traffi that can be collected is not very much.
Yes, like all consumer routers, Orbi employs Network Address Translation (NAT) so that all packets transmitted to the internet come from the Orbi public IP address with unique port numbers. Packets received from the internet are processed back to the correct LAN IP address and port.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation
My (limited) understanding is that Linux systems use iptables to perform the address translation. I am not aware of any method on the AX Orbi to access iptables. The original Orbi supported telnet access to the router.
Not sure if this addresses the question, but it's all I know.
Yes, the 850 has that debug page too, Thanks! I've had an Orbi since they came out and didn't know about that. Might have been able to save the cost of the Sharktap, although it offers more versatility. If a LAN application/client can't be related to a specific outgoing communication any other way that can certainly resolve it. Even though I don't yet have any AX capable clients, the newer system with its increased processing power just does everything quicker and cleaner... "almost" justifying its price!