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Imbset
Mar 06, 2022Guide
RBK353 drops internet every 20-40 minutes
Morning, Yesterday I’ve got this set delivered to me as my prev. Network was getting a little outdated. Followed the out of the box installation and works great. However, for some odd reason, th...
- Mar 13, 2022A week after making this change;
Technicolor router set from Bridge to Router mode and setting up the DMZ, I’ve had zero disconnects and solved my problem
Much appreciated for the support!!
plemans
Mar 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Is it causing an issue? Or are you just noticing it in the logs and curious about it?
Some isp's set differing times for IP address renewals/lease times.
- ImbsetMar 06, 2022GuideHi Plemans,
Sure is, while gaming it disconnects you from the game, strangely my prev. setup didnt have these issues at all..
I was thinking of changing my modem’s setting to function as a router instead of a bridge and setting my Orbi system up as an AP, you reckon this could resolve it?- plemansMar 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
what modem/gateway is it?
If its a combo device as you're statement implies, it can cause a double nat.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. I've see some ISP supplied modem/router combo devices be pretty sketchy and have poor passthrough mode.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode- ImbsetMar 06, 2022GuideIt is a Technicolor TC7200U from my ISP, currently set up as a bridge, so its routing systems are not be functional, so option 1 has already been tried.
After some reboots and sequenced startups I have managed to reduce my disconnects to once per hour. Sadly I cannot change any settings in the modem supplied by my ISP, so option 2 kinda falls of too..
Some side information:
Both routers and satellites are running on V4.20.0.4_3.100.71
One of the satellites is on backhaul(figured this was possible)
Modem has a leaseperiod of 1hour, yet internet drops are not in sync with the modems’ lease period