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booclay
Jun 28, 2024Tutor
Replacing Quickline FWA router (Zyxel EX3301-T0) with Orbi R970
Hi all, I've just had Quickline FWA installed at my house (UK), they use their own 5G network. They installed the following: Zyxel NR7101 installed outside Zyxel EX3301-T0 router inside POE...
booclay
Jun 28, 2024Tutor
Hmmm, this is interesting. If i did your 2nd solution would I get any downsides, connecting the orbi to their router, like double NAT?
I may have to go this way because Quickline helped for a bit and then just stopped and said, if its not working, then that's a you problem (but in a kind of nicer way 🙂
Cheers
FURRYe38
Jun 28, 2024Guru - Experienced User
If you use the ISP routers DMZ/IP-Passthru for the RBR in Router mode, double NAT will be avoided.
I'd make contact with the ISP have have them help with this if you want to go from there ONT directly to the Orbi RBR.