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Mikeb17
Nov 07, 2023Aspirant
Orbi 970 & Xfinity Gateway
I just received my Orbi 970 Mesh WiFi System and hooked it up to my Xfinity Gateway (XFI ADVANCED GATEWAY (XB7) I have the ethernet hooked up to the Mesh Router and then running into my computer, b...
Mikeb17
Nov 07, 2023Aspirant
I spoke to Xfinity last night about setting up the bridge and they said it was enabled, however when I check the 'Device Manager' on the app, it only shows 4 devices connected to it.
Will it only show devices that are directly connected to the Orbis Wi-Fi and not the other devices that are on the bridge from Xfinity?
How could I check to see if the bridge is working correctly on my end?
Will it only show devices that are directly connected to the Orbis Wi-Fi and not the other devices that are on the bridge from Xfinity?
How could I check to see if the bridge is working correctly on my end?
FURRYe38
Nov 07, 2023Guru - Experienced User
If it's actually in bridge mode, the RBR will have a public IP address that should look like ##.##.###.### and should not see a 192.x or 172 or a 10 IP address on the RBRs web page under Advanced Tab/Advanced/Internet secion.