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Setting Static Route for Starlink
I live in a rural rea and just installed Starlink (yay), but seem to be having a problem setting the static route needed to access Dishy's statistics pages. Setup below: ATT LTE ...
I removed the LB2120 from the equation and the static route worked right away:
IP: 192.168.100.0
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: The IP assigned to the Orbi by the ISP
Metric: 2
Looks like the traffic goes into the ISP (the satellite one?) 100.64.0.1 - which is a carrier grade NAT (CGN) address (not a problem). Possibly the device does act different for a direct connected computer - I guess that's the only choice to access the dish box.
The issue is that plenty of outher routers *do* set a static route to 192.168.100.1 so they can see the statistics and debug pages as well as allow the Starlink app to access the same.
The problem is that I have not seen a single Orbi/Orbi Pro report that it is working, so it is something in the way the Orbi handles/allows the settings.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jxkz1q/anyone_know_how_to_get_the_starlink_app_to_work/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/jynhcy/router_setup_help/
I removed the LB2120 from the equation and the static route worked right away:
IP: 192.168.100.0
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: The IP assigned to the Orbi by the ISP
Metric: 2
LlamaLarry wrote:I removed the LB2120 from the equation...
If the Starlink local admin IP can be pinged but the other comunication does not come up this must have a different cause.
LlamaLarry wrote:...and the static route worked right away:
IP: 192.168.100.0
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: The IP assigned to the Orbi by the ISP
Metric: 2
This is the default gateway either way - no need for a static route, assuming 192.168.100.0/24 does not exist on the LAN, this RFC1918 private subnet address is considered outside.
My initial post should have read "cannot" be pinged, apologies.
It is a small PITA to have to touch the route if my ISP assigned IP changes, but it only take a second to adjust. With the route I can ping Dishy, access Dishy's stats and debug pages via local browser and the Starlink app. Without the route, or with the route set to the wrong gateway IP, I cannot do either. Traceroute doesn't work in either case.
It would be great to either not have the route or set up a way to handle the dynamic IP address.
Would you mind sending a screenshot of the internet setup page for your router? I'm also on Starlink using a mesh Orbi router and I have tried the same settings and can't get it to work, it keeps telling me that it's not a valid IP.
- Need to send 3 screenshots from Starlink App Support / Settings and WiFi
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