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MrFendster
Aspirant
Jul 19, 2021
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Device won't connect - AX6000 RBR850 FW V3.2.18.1

Trying to reconnect a Netgear WNCE2001 wifi adapter to my Orbi. It has previously been connected now it doesn't show up on the connected devices. A notification is generated that a new device has bee...
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    MrFendster
    Jul 28, 2021

    Ah Hah ! Excellent. I'll reconfigure an old Netgear N300 router as a bridge.

    Thank you so much for your persistence with my problem ;-)

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 20, 2021

Try disabling AX mode on the RBR...

 

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    MrFendster
    Aspirant
    Jul 20, 2021

    Thanks Furry, I've searched the router and can't find any switch for AX mode ... can you point me in the right direction, please ?

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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jul 21, 2021

      Basic Tab/Wireless settings. Uncheck the check box next to 2.4Ghz...

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        MrFendster
        Aspirant
        Jul 27, 2021

        So I've done that and what has happened is that all of the 2.4G connections are blocked. Why does the device create a connection like 192.168.x.x and not a connection to the router like 10.0.x.x ?

         

        Thanks in anticipation.