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stevethompson
Jan 07, 2021Star
Orbi Pro WiFi 6 MAC ACL with Wired Backhaul
I've been struggling with setting up MAC ACL security on my system. With wired backhaul I've discovered the need to add all of my wireless devices to the "allowed" list under both the wired network ...
AquaLabAquaria
May 25, 2021Guide
Here to chip in that I am experiencing the same issue as well. The MAC list will change up randomly after some time, and completely disallowed devices will show up on sensitive networks. Scary.
When I look at attached devices, many of the wireless connected devices are showing up as ethernet connected, because I have both my satellites connected to the router via ethernet backhaul and it seems to have fooled the Orbi. Strange enough, it appears that occasionally devices will jump between wireless and wired, seemingly at random, depending on which satellite it's connected to. All routers and satellites have the most current firmware (3.2.5.102)
Consequently, this observation is in agreement with the above statement that MAC ACL must be done on the wired and wireless access list because the Orbi thinks these wireless devices are connected.
I tried for 48 hours to try to figure out a way to get the wireless devices to stop showing up as wired while using wired backhaul and still have been unable to figure it out. I really do hope this gets resolved with firmware. I think at this point I may have to disconnect the backhaul for now to make Access list management easier and to avoid any possible bugs that may be creating vulnerabilities....
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