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mrymk
Mar 25, 2021Tutor
Orbi RBR850 with Centurylink Fiber
Hello Everyone, I have a question. I am changing my Dads router to the Orbi RBR850 with Centrylink. Previous the router was at my house where I had no problems, only diff is that I have Xfinity. ...
- Mar 27, 2021
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FURRYe38
Mar 27, 2021Guru
Any progress on this?
mrymk wrote:Hello Everyone,
I have a question. I am changing my Dads router to the Orbi RBR850 with Centrylink. Previous the router was at my house where I had no problems, only diff is that I have Xfinity.
I have tried to configure the PPOE setting with the correct user name and password however no luck. I tells me that it can non find the internet.
There is no Modem since its fiber so eveything coming into the house in COAX with CAT 5 cabeling coming into a switch at the juncion box and then lighting up the ports in the house.
Help would be appreciated.
Mike
mrymk
Mar 27, 2021Tutor
Here’s what I did tonight to resolve this. I found out that CenturyLink by default tags their internet traffic with 201. I then logged into the admin console while it was being configured and performed the following.
Call Centurylink for your pppoe username and password and vlan number which is (201)
Have laptop and ethernet wire
Log on to orbilogin.net
On Basic tab
Make sure you have to the most updated firmware on your router and satellite
Once you determine your software is up to date
Enter your internet service provider pppoe and password
Go into your Advanced tab
Advance setting change to vlan to 201
Follow orbi instruction on set up
Your internet should connect
Call Centurylink for your pppoe username and password and vlan number which is (201)
Have laptop and ethernet wire
Log on to orbilogin.net
On Basic tab
Make sure you have to the most updated firmware on your router and satellite
Once you determine your software is up to date
Enter your internet service provider pppoe and password
Go into your Advanced tab
Advance setting change to vlan to 201
Follow orbi instruction on set up
Your internet should connect
- FURRYe38Mar 27, 2021Guru
Thanks for letting us know. Please mark your thead and solved so others will know.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
- macyakMar 27, 2021Guide
This is awesome, thanks for reporting back. I just configured mine the same way and cut out the switch in the middle. One less device to worry about!
- FURRYe38Mar 27, 2021Guru
Be sure to make a backup configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed. Enjoy. :smileywink: