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RBR850 no longer recognizing Apple HomePod Mini
Hi folks, hope someone here can help... After a reboot of my router and satellite (RBR/RBS850 - not sure if it was after a firmware update or just one of my random reboots) one of my four Apple H...
Ok, I think I am ready to hopefully solve this by essentially...starting over. We were having internet issues this weekend and so I replaced my old modem with a C4000xg. It worked! We now have internet again but I am going to start from scratch with my Orbi setup and factory reset the Router (RBR850) and the Satellite (RBS850). So...should I disable the radios on my C4000xg and put it into Transparent Bridging Mode and run the RBR850 in Router mode or should I run the RBR850 in AP Mode...if you were me :0) ?
Well...the GOOD NEWS, is that I FINALLY got the HomePod mini back on my network. HOW? I had to start over. I factory reset my Orbi 850RBR and Satellite and this time, I set my ISP modem/router into Transparent Bridge Mode and set the Orbi's up in Router Mode. Last setup was Just turning the radios off on the ISP modem/router and then setting up the Orbi's up in AP Mode.
The only bummer is...it seems I am losing n=bandwidth. Maxing out with ~600 down and only ~300 up. I was seeing ~900 for both in AP mode. I have two Switches, one for the whole house and another just for my office. Both of these now are plugged directly into the RBR850 whereas before, whilst in AP mode, I had the switches plugged directly into the ISP modem/router.
I MAY go back to AP mode, I'm not sure I'm using the features I lost in AP mode anyway and so I think the bandwidth is more important.
THOUGHTS? Have I done something wrong, or is this the nature of bridge mode vs. AP mode. I am still VERY much learning...