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jackuiowa
Jan 14, 2024Aspirant
Odd issue with xfinity wifi and RBR850 and two satellites--Bridge Mode issues
Current Firmware Firmware Version V4.6.14.3_2.3.12 I am having an odd issue with RBR850 system and two satelites. I currently use and RBR850 with two RBS850 satellites and have been running my ...
CrimpOn
Jan 14, 2024Guru - Experienced User
jackuiowa wrote:
If I take the xfinity modem xb7 out of bridge mode everything works fine but I know I'll run into a double nat situation. My guess is some firmware got pushed to xfinity but I am very stumped and looking for some guidance.
If "everything works fine", why not leave it alone? The dreaded "Double NAT" affects specific applications. Certain specific types of internet gaming (mostly where the user wants others to access his XBox as a game server), sharing files on the internet, OpenVPN access from the interenet to the router LAN, etc. If you need none of these applications, why does it matter?
- jackuiowaJan 14, 2024Aspirant
Sorry my concern is we do a lot of online gaming.