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Pictone
Aspirant
Aug 24, 2018

Orbi disconnecting from modem

I've seen many closed threads on this topic, none of which seem to fit my scenario exactly  . . .   I have 100MB fiber service coming in to an AT&T-provided BGW210-700 gateway.  The gateway is se...
Troubleshooting
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 24, 2018

Yes you could try the modem in router mode and the configur the Orbi for AP mode.

Let us know how it goes...

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Pictone
Aspirant
Aug 29, 2018

Problem Solved.  AT&T sent me a replacement modem.  It looks like somehow in the midst of all this, the Ethernet ports on the original modem went bad.  Seems odd to me, but it was either that or firmware.

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 29, 2018

    Ok. Glad it fixed now. Enjoy. :smileywink: