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Dcranford
Guide
Apr 18, 2022

Orbi Pro SXR80 not connecting to Centurylink Fiber.

I’m trying to connect to centurylink fiber. I’m directly connecting from the ONT to the WAN port on the Orbi. I have a static IP, I have tagged the WAN port with 201 and do not have pppoe credentials ...
Dcranford's avatar
Dcranford
Guide
Apr 18, 2022

I found a solution was to make the WAN port tagged as VLAN 201 AND it had to be access mode, not trunked. 

 

However I am not seeing much slower download speeds...even from the Orbi itself. Im only seeing about 400Mb/s down and 950+ up. 

 

Is there something im missing or is the router not that powerful in the Orbi ?

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Pardman
Tutor
Apr 23, 2022

Thanks for sharing this - I am having the same issue - would you mind sharing a few screen shots of your router setup pages so I can see how you set the vlan setting and LAN settings?  

 

This is really frustrating

  • Dcranford's avatar
    Dcranford
    Guide
    Apr 23, 2022
    Absolutely,

    I’m at a soccer tournament this weekend but I will share it once I get home. Which will be tomorrow evening.
    • Pardman's avatar
      Pardman
      Tutor
      Apr 23, 2022

      Thank you!  Finally someone who understands my pain and frustration!

       

      Good luck at the tournament

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