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RBK753 WiFi and Lan
The other day I lost internet to my ISP and noticed that I had no way to access the internal network, WIFI and Lan connected. Is there a configuration I need to use? It seems odd that I can't connect ...
Mizer39376 wrote:
The other day I lost internet to my ISP and noticed that I had no way to access the internal network, WIFI and Lan connected. Is there a configuration I need to use? It seems odd that I can't connect to internal WiFi if I lose external WAN connection.
How is your system configured? Are your satellites wired or wireless?
When I lose internet connection, my local area network still functions, my cameras still run, and I can communicate with other PCs and devices on the network. You could lose your LAN connection if your Orbi Router is in AP mode and your main modem/router shut down, disabling DHCP, or your Orbi router froze and is not distributing IP addresses.
- It is setup as wireless, no wired back haul. Also main router is plugged directly into the ISP, no modem. The router is handing out IP via DHCP. I get connected with no internet, but I get no wireless signal and can't connect to anything internally. I can't even get to router by http://192.168.1.1, so not using dns either.
Mizer39376 wrote:
It is setup as wireless, no wired back haul. Also main router is plugged directly into the ISP, no modem. The router is handing out IP via DHCP. I get connected with no internet, but I get no wireless signal and can't connect to anything internally. I can't even get to router by http://192.168.1.1, so not using dns either.You must have something setup wrong
- That really was not helpful.
Mizer39376 wrote:
I get no wireless signal and can't connect to anything internally. I can't even get to router by http://192.168.1.1, so not using dns either.If you don't have any wireless signal, how are expecting to connect to router? Can you connect to router using a wired device and test out that way? Without wireless of course you will see what you are seeing.
- That is my concern, why do I lose wifi, if I lose ISP connection? My 30 years experience with routers says that I should still have a WiFi connection in my house if I lose ISP wan connection.