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jc1742
Dec 14, 2022Aspirant
More info on efforts to get orbi RBR750 working for wifi and ethernet.
This is basically a summary of a few weeks of trying to get an Orbi RBR750 to add a wifi hotspot to our household's collection of computers and other gadgets. I've got some interesting data on succes...
jc1742
Dec 16, 2022Aspirant
Here's the results of those commands on the (wired) linux server:
kendy:/home/jc: sudo ufw status
[sudo] password for jc:
Status: inactive
kendy:/home/jc: sudo iptables -S
-P INPUT ACCEPT
-P FORWARD ACCEPT
-P OUTPUT ACCEPT
kendy:/home/jc:
(And I wonder why all this is double spaced.;-) Anyway, right now the ShieldsUp! link shows me: "###-###-###-###.c3-0.wth-ubr1.sbo-wth.ma.static.cable.rcn.com, which doesn't seem to say anything about internal settings, since it lacks port numbers and/or identifying information about internal gadgets. But I'll try editing the appropriage port-forwarding item ... Yep; changing port 80 to point to the (wired) linux box causes a handy browser to report that the server isn't responding. Changing it back to forward port 80 to the (unwired) Macbook gets an instant reply, and its apache2 log shows the request. The above ShieldsUp! string stays unchanged during all this.
One problem I see is that I don't think I understand those two commands above, or their replies. I can't quite tell f(rom the docs I found) what they're telling me. They seem to say that some things are accepted, but not by who, but the "inactive" would seem to say that something isn't accepting anything. Is there a doc around that might clarify this?
CrimpOn
Dec 16, 2022Guru - Experienced User
I believe the practice on ShieldsUp! is to choose the option "Proceed" and on the next page Select "Common Ports"