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use ethernet port of the router at the same time as the orbi's one
Hello, I don't have enough ethernet ports on the orbi (only 1 excluded the one connected to the router) so I was wondering if it is possible to use the router's ethernet ports as the same time to h...
In what mode do you have your Orbi configured?
- If Orbi is in AP Mode then you can use the Ethernet ports of your ISP Router.
- If Orbi is in Router Mode, then you can't use the Ethernet ports on your ISP router, otherwise your devices will be located on two different networks and will not be possible to communicate between them. Also if Orbi is configured in Router Mode please make sure that the ISP Router is bridged, set to Passthrough mode or forwarded to DMZ.
Please note that you can always connect a simple switch to Orbi to provide you with more Ethernet ports.
In what mode do you have your Orbi configured?
- If Orbi is in AP Mode then you can use the Ethernet ports of your ISP Router.
- If Orbi is in Router Mode, then you can't use the Ethernet ports on your ISP router, otherwise your devices will be located on two different networks and will not be possible to communicate between them. Also if Orbi is configured in Router Mode please make sure that the ISP Router is bridged, set to Passthrough mode or forwarded to DMZ.
Please note that you can always connect a simple switch to Orbi to provide you with more Ethernet ports.
- Thank you for your answer, I am in router mode. But this was for a friend, and I just saw that he only needed 1 Ethernet port so it’s fine.