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RBR750 Unable to Connect to Cable Modem
My RBR750 WiFi mesh network with one satellite was working well until last night. This morning the router was not able to connect to the cable modem. I have checked the cable modem and the modem is w...
Solved. It reading other messages in the post. To debug the set-up I had a computer connected to my cable modem. ISP provides only one public IP address as mentioned in a previous post. Thus the router was not connecting to cable modem.
This still does not explain sudden drop of internet connection to cable modem.
Tried three different ethernet cables. All confirmed to be working with my previous router.
Solved. It reading other messages in the post. To debug the set-up I had a computer connected to my cable modem. ISP provides only one public IP address as mentioned in a previous post. Thus the router was not connecting to cable modem.
This still does not explain sudden drop of internet connection to cable modem.
Ya most ISP only allow 1 WAN IP address on modems. If they have multi WAN ports, most of these are disabled or auto detected when connecting up devices and only 1 port would get the IP address from the ISP.
Glad you figured it out. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
