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run 2 different wifi networks with 1 modem?
I purchased the new Ax6000 RBR850 Orbi + satellites. A couple of my laptops do not seem to want to stay connected or even recognize it consistently, despite updating the network adapter drivers. I...
If the ISP device is truly a "modem" (not a combination modem/router/WiFi device), then only one router can be connected directly to the modem. (I suggest the RBR850.)
The RBR50 WAN port can be connected to a RBR850 LAN port with an Ethernet cable. The RBR50 can be placed in access point (AP) mode so that the RBR850 will create one IP subnet that contains all devices. And, yes, the RBR50 WiFi SSID can be anything you want. Devices will not roam seamlessly between the 850 and 50 networks.
Could you please identify the laptops that work with the RBR50 but do not work with the RBR850?
Thanks! Tried connecting them but didn’t put in AP mode so didn’t work.
gk7 wrote:
Thanks! Tried connecting them but didn’t put in AP mode so didn’t work.
AP mode accomplishes one specific task: creating one IP subnet so that all devices appear in one subnet and can "see" each other. For example, if a printer is connected to the new RBR850 network (to any router or satellite), it will get an IP address from the 850. Here is how router vs. AP mode differs:
- In router mode, the RBR50 will create a different IP subnet for all devices connected to it. If the RBR850 has created subnet 192.168.1.x, then the RBR50 will create subnet 10.0.0.x A laptop connected to the RBR50 can access the internet just fine. It can run VPN software to connect to corporate just fine. What it cannot do is access that printer.
If those laptops connect to the RBR50, then they should work. If they do not connect at all, there is something else wrong. - In Access Point (AP) mode, the RBR50 does not create a new subnet. The RBR850 router continues to assign IP addresses to every device in its network, usually 192.168.1.x Every device connected to either the 850 or the 50 appears in one subnet. Laptops can print to the printer no matter which unit they are connected to.
I have successfully connected three routers in a row, and devices connected to that third router access the internet just fine. The problem is when the user wants to use specific applications, such as using VPN into the home network, exposing servers to the internet, certain internet gaming, etc.
- In router mode, the RBR50 will create a different IP subnet for all devices connected to it. If the RBR850 has created subnet 192.168.1.x, then the RBR50 will create subnet 10.0.0.x A laptop connected to the RBR50 can access the internet just fine. It can run VPN software to connect to corporate just fine. What it cannot do is access that printer.