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Orbi RBE770/771 Mesh - Static IP a NOGO
I purchased the Orbi system in January 2025 and most of that time I had this system running behind my private LAN as a router - technically speaking, double-NATing. For clarity I have 30+ years in I...
If you don't mind, can you please share how this works "mechanically"? i.e. I am used to the concept that the ISP delivers service to some sort of device (cable modem, fiber ONT) which is not a router. That device accepts a DHCP request from the customer device (computer, WiFi router, etc.) and responds with an IP address. If rather than using DHCP, the customer set the device to a Static IP address, the ISP device would recognize that single device public IP.
What I lack experience with is how the customer connects multiple devices to the ISP device and defines each of them with a separate public IP address.
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- What device did FIOS provide?
- That accepts connections from multiple devices and recognizes which of them have Static IPs?
For static IP service the ONT is provisioned in a manner that it will serve the IP range provided. There are no other services provided by Verizon in my service since I did not opt for their router. I can use the static IP's as I see fit, and of course I need router(s). I have a small switch connected to the ONT, which allows me to fan-out additional connections to my other router(s).
So, in short...
ONT ----> Aggregation Switch ----> Router 1
----> Router n
I have a small switch connected to the ONT, which allows me to fan-out additional connections to my other router(s).
I expect you've already tried this, but just in case...
Did you try a test with the Orbi WAN port directly connected to the ONT?
