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My Experience with Orbi Axe11000 (Model RBRE960) and ATT Gateway Pace 5268.
I have a ATT 900+ up/900+ down Fiber Plan with ATT (Model 5268AC). I have a 3 story townhome and getting wifi from the basement of the townhome was just not viable for my family. Long ago we had a ol...
Yes it was using the same Ethernet port as the last Orbi. However i did change it to each other ports on the back, Tried different cords, and flipped cords but nothing changed.
The 5268AC was rebooted multiple times. Factory Reset multiple times. Same with the Orbi. Just doesn't seem like there's a setting I'm missing so far that would help.
I have not tried to unplug the extra connection just because it goes directly to my Fiber connection. I assume it helps with the Authenticating. I was half tempted to plug in the extra plug into the Orbi but decided against it in case something were to happen (Getting Bricked out, etc).
If you have the other older Orbi, something you can try as a quick test, put the other RBR online. Make sure it connects. Then connect the 9 series RBR to the other RBR. I would change the 9 series RBRs IP address to something different if the older RBR uses 192.168.1.1. Try using 192.168.96.1 on the 9 series RBR. Connect it to the LAN port on the older RBR. Check the 9 series web page to see if it connected or got an IP address from the older RBR. If it does, then I would presume there is a problem between the ISP modem and the 9 series RBR.
Decided to take it out of the box again to try this because i honestly thought about this before and wasn't sure if it would work. Can you guess what? THE AXE11000 HAS INTERNET WHEN CONNECTED TO THE OLD AC2200. Seems like it probably is the connection to the Pace 5268AC. In my opinion this is very bizarre and a weird limitation of the Pace 5268.
Wondering if the PACE doesn't like the 10Gb speed port on the RBRE and it's not handling or handshaking the connection. The modem uses a 1Gb port and the RBRE can conenct down to that rate since it connects to the older RBR.
Might ask the ISP if there is any upgrade for the ISP gateway or if that can be removed and could you go from there ONT directly to the RBRE. Otherwise, you can install a 1Gb LAN switch in between the gateway and the RBRE if you want the 9 series to work.
I'll debate getting a switch for the Orbi for that connection. In the mean time i'm gonna talk with my ISP about upgrading my Gateway to a Internet Only Gateway. Apparently there is a Model BGW210 that people have had more success with, so may give that one a try. I may return the Orbi for a refund while I try to get an upgraded box from my ISP.
Seems like my only option at this point. Thank you for all that suggestions tho!
Like you, I find it incomprehensible that the Pact 5268 does not connect to the Orbi. The only obvious difference I see is that the Orbi has an auto-sensing 10/100/1000/2.5G/5G/10G Ethernet port. The Pace seems to have been designed before 2017, when speeds above 1G were not common (if available at all).
It is probably too late (Orbi 'back in the box') but it would be interesting to know what the two devices say about the ports that are being connected.
- The Orbi Advanced Tab home page has a blue box "Show Statistics" which displays the speed that the Orbi believes is being used.
- There might be a similar table on the Pace showing the connection to each port.
It is indeed possible to connect the Orbi to the Pace through a gigabit switch (I do it myself so that I can snoop on the conversation between Spectrum and the Orbi router. Neither the Spectrum modem nor the Orbi router are aware that the switch is there.) If a switch was inserted there and, "Voila. Internet!", that would be interesting.) I'm using a Netgear GS108Ev3 because I want the VLAN and port mirroring capability that is not found in "dumb" switches. $40 and extra time to procure a switch may be more trouble than it is worth.
That is a interesting thought. Maybe the Pace 5268 Wasn't designed for the 10 GB Port and there for it does not recognize it?
When looking on my Router Settings it says it is giving my AC2200 1GBPS Up. When doing a speed test my AC2200 says its outputting 880 Up and 900 Down so it seems like its operating as it should. I checked the AC2200 Statistics and it says the WAN port is getting 1000M/Full. So if i had to guess if the AC2200 is only getting 1000M/Full then the AXE11000 would get about the same.
And yeah you have a setup similar to what i was thinking about doing. I do feel also that it is alot more trouble than its worth when i could potentially get a new Gateway with better capabilities.
