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Orbi RBR 850 as AP conflict with Proton VPN
Many thanks to CrimpOn and FURRYe38 for their replies to a prior post (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WIFI-6-AX-AND-Wi-Fi-6E-AXE/Protectli-vault-and-Orbi-850-compatibility/td-p/2304455) in whi...
CrazyEddie wrote:
I believe using the ethernet connection puts the Beryl in the equivalent of access point mode automatically. (The other choices are "repeater" "tether" and "cellular".)
My sense from reading the User Manual (https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/4/tutorials/internet_ethernet/ ) is that the Beryl remains in router mode, providing all sorts of router functions no matter how it is connected to the primary system.
An easy test is to look at the IP address that a device gets when it is connected to the Beryl WiFi compared when connected to the Orbi WiFi. If they are the same, then the OPNsense firewall is assigning IPs directly to devices no matter how they are connected. If they are different, then the Beryl has created a separate LAN subnet.
Thanks. To add to the mystery. When I connect to the Orbi I can see one IP address when I'm going without VPN, and another when I connect through the VPN (on my device - not the FW). When I try to replicate those two addresses when connected to the Beryl, I can do so if the VPN is connected (and it shows the same VPN IP), but I am unable to connect to the internet via the Beryl unless the VPN is connected.