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Netgear RBR850 - trouble with Port Forwarding
I just set up an Orbi 850 series Router / Satellite system in my home. The basics all work, I have Internet, Wi-Fi is working, etc. Model Name Device Name Current Firmware Version RB...
Finally figured this out - it was a DNS issue, specifically related to IPv4 & IPv6.
When I installed the new router, I rebooted my cable modem as a part of the process. When this happened, my home IP changed - for both v4 and v6. I caught the v4 change, and updated my Public DNS records, so it worked from the outside world for any device using IPv4, but not v6. Once I realized what happened, I updated my DNS records for v6 as well, and everything is working again.
It wasn't an issue with the router itself, so much as an issue that came up while installing it with other systems
p.s. FURRYe38 is correct that Netgear released newer firmware for the RBR850:
Click on Previous Versions
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr850/#download
I doubt very much that the firmware release has much to do with this specific situation. But, when customers contact netgear support, one of their first questions is likely to be, "is the firmware current?" Before rushing to update, please be aware that there are a number of very long discussions on the forum about the newer version 7 firmware for the 850 product. A number of users have tried v7.2.7.15 and deliberately "gone back" to a previous version.
OK, so the latest version available from the UI is not the latest version available online - that's a step in the right direction.
Let me get that upgraded, and work from there.