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jobyfam
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Oct 07, 2022

Orbi RBR 850 and Australian NBN

Hi, this is my first post here. My question is can an Orbi RBR 850 connect directly to an Arris CM8200 Cable Modem? I'm in Australia, and my current setup is a NBN Arris Cable modem connected to my ISP's(Telstra) own  Smart Modem/Router Gen.2 with my Orbi RBR 850 hard wired to the Telstra Smart Modem/Router via ethernet.I haven't placed the Telstra Modem into bridge mode, just turned the wifi off on it. The Orbi is in router mode and everything seems to work well for the past year or more. I'd like to remove the Telstra Smart Modem from the equation now to allow a music App.(Roon Arc), to access my home system remotely. At present, with the current setup, I can't do that.I am looking for a really simple work around .I am not a network techy type. I'm figuring if I just have the Orbi connected directly to the NBN Black Box (ArrisCM8200), all conflicts, double Nat's and anything else may be removed. Does anyone have direct experience with connecting an Orbi RBR850 directly to their NBN black box? Is it a straight forward procedure or do setting need to be changed? I'd appreciate any input

thanks

James

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