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AP Mode "Attached Devices"
My Orbi is in AP mode behind a pfSense firewall providing DHCP along with a piHole providing DNS. Things seem to be working fine with one odd anomaly. Of course in the AP mode, the menus in the ...
That depends on the pfSense box.
The BE971 router has
- WAN port rated to 10G. If the pfSense has an Ethernet port capable of 2.5G, then the Orbi port will connect at 2.5G
- One LAN port rated to 10G. If connected to the 2.5G switch, then it will also connect at 2.5G
- (4) 2.5G Ethernet ports. Any of these could be connected to the 2.5G switch.
(only connect the 971 to the switch with one cable - your pick of port)
This router is about as future proofed as it could get.
I am aware... that's why I bring this up... everything is working fine, it is Orbi that has this list of attached devices, not pfSense. I think Orbi in AP mode has not updated the IP addresses of those devices connected.
Do these devices appear on Attached Devices with both IP addresses? The 169 that they created for themselves and also the 192.168 that pfSense assigned them?
How are the 971 router and 970 satellites connected?
I have one satellite hard wired and one wireless.
Here is a partial screen capture of the Orbi Attached devices along side the Active DHCP listing from pfSense.
I have circled and cross referenced devices... you can see that what the Orbi is showing is not agreeing with the DHCP server... but all devices work.
Thanks for supplying information. Perhaps a silly question: Has the entire Orbi system been powered off and back on again since it was converted from 'router' to 'access point' mode? (If not, please do that.)
In terms of connections, could you please describe where the ports on each device are connected? i.e.
- The WAN port on the router connects to ....?
- The LAN ports on the router connect to...?
- The 'wired' satellite LAN ports connect to...?
There have been numerous discussions on the forum concerning Orbi systems in AP mode with every Orbi device connected directly to a switch or firewall (and thus 'wired' satellites not appearing on one of the router LAN ports).
Did not see any devices on those lists with the 169 IP address. Are those gone now?
I will reboot - but I am certain it has been rebooted several times -- and also factory reset more times that I care to count.
The WAN port on the Network Appliance running PF Sense goes to the Cable Modem (Cox). The cable modem is in bridged mode.
The LAN port on the Network Applicance running PF Sense goes to an unmanaged 2.5G switch.
The unmanaged switch connects to Orbi and other wired devices including an Orbi satellite. The other Orbi Satellite is wireless backhaul.
There are three 169 devices (all cable tv boxes) showing on the list, they were just not on the screen cap.
The network appliance running PF Sense provides DHCP.
The Orbi is in Access Point Mode and only provides connectivity to wireless devices (and works well other than this display).