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Setup RBR850 with ATT U-verse BGW210
I am not seeing any issues that I am aware of, I am asking if my setup is ok because its different than what I am reading. ATT U-verse Router setup: The ATT router is connected to the WAN (fi...
MWS_65 wrote:I realize AP mode is reccomended. Does anyone know why it is preferred over the setup I am using? The reason I am asking is because I know it is reccomended and I don't understand why it is the preferred setup.
It's not optimal but in my opinion it is also not hazardous. Many home router customers don't know what "bridge mode" is nor know how to set it up on their cable modems, therefore many people are running just fine with Double NAT. Some games may not work because of the Double NAT, it is more difficult to setup port forwarding correctly (because there are 2 router to setup correctly), and it will very likely mean you can't get full 1Gb bandwidth due to the extra overhead of the second router. But it should still work correctly. Some Orbi customers may be experiencing wifi disconnects and other weird behaviors caused by Double NAT, but it's unclear if that's really the cause of their issues.
Thanks for the response, I do appreciate it.
I realize AP mode is reccomended. Does anyone know why it is preferred over the setup I am using? The reason I am asking is because I know it is reccomended and I don't understand why it is the preferred setup.
MWS_65 wrote:I realize AP mode is reccomended. Does anyone know why it is preferred over the setup I am using? The reason I am asking is because I know it is reccomended and I don't understand why it is the preferred setup.
It's not optimal but in my opinion it is also not hazardous. Many home router customers don't know what "bridge mode" is nor know how to set it up on their cable modems, therefore many people are running just fine with Double NAT. Some games may not work because of the Double NAT, it is more difficult to setup port forwarding correctly (because there are 2 router to setup correctly), and it will very likely mean you can't get full 1Gb bandwidth due to the extra overhead of the second router. But it should still work correctly. Some Orbi customers may be experiencing wifi disconnects and other weird behaviors caused by Double NAT, but it's unclear if that's really the cause of their issues.
Thanks.
If I do put the Orbi router in AP mode, I expect to see -
1. All IP addressing done by the ATT router and all devices on the same network
2. The Guest Network of the Orbi router disabled
3. The SSID of the wireless network is still established by the Orbi router and I continue to keep the wireless network in the ATT router disabled
Is those three correct? Is there anything I should add to the list of differences I would notice?