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Orbi router - Can I create a VLAN on the WAN port?
I have CenturyLink's 1 gigabit fiber optic Internet service. CenturyLink requires VLAN 201 set on the WAN port. Can I do this with the Orbi router? If the Orbi router does allow this, my only con...
Yes, I appreciate the VLAN info. That was my main concern.
The reason I mentioned I was conerend about the gigabit speed, is because often times top of the line routers do not have NAT acceleration to push the speeds through. Even my Asus router from 2 years ago capped out at roughly 400Mbps (like you mentioned a couple posts up, people complain about this issue.) I had to flash custom firmware to the router in order to achieve my 900Mbps+ speeds.
So it's not that the routers are not capable. It's the router needs to be made with the right hardware, but also have proper firmware to take advantage. That's why I'm so thankful the Asus' AC3100 firmware worked so awesome right out of the box. I didn't have to flash custom firmware this time around.
And let's be real. If I'm getting 900Mbps+ on my gigabit Internet, I'm happy. I'm not too concerned about crying and saying "But I'm not getting exactly 1000Mbps! :smileysad:
Here's what I was hoping: If VLAN was capable on this Orbi router, then I would have hoped Netgear would have made this router capable of handling Internet speeds like my Asus AC3100 does. After all, the Orbi is $399. My AC3100 is $279. So it wasn't farfetched of me to hope for this.
When I saw the Orbi on Amazon, I thought "wow, this would be awesome if it works in my home environment because of the satellite box I could place downstairs to create a mesh network."
So anyway, this is where I was coming from. Thanks for the info.
Hi PowerMan5721,
Orbi does not have VLAN tagging feature on WAN. I checked the UI and I could not find that option anywhere on the Advanced settings.
Thanks for checking. I appreciate it! I found a way around it though!! I'm SOO HAPPY!
I bought a cheap Netgear managed switch. ProSAFE GS105E. I ended up creating a tagged VLAN 201 on the 1st port and an untagged VLAN 201 on the 2nd port. An ethernet cable goes from the 2nd port into the router.
This way I can use ANY router I want and not have to worry about "does it allow VLANs? Does it allow VLAN on the WAN port?" and so on.
So I went and picked up the Orbi router and satellite tonight! Guess what? peteytesting was wrong! The Orbi's throughout DOES keep up with my gigabit Internet! I just ran a speed test and I actually got 920Mbps+! Even better than what my Asus AC3100 achieved!
Retired_Member wrote:So I went and picked up the Orbi router and satellite tonight! Guess what? peteytesting was wrong! The Orbi's throughout DOES keep up with my gigabit Internet! I just ran a speed test and I actually got 920Mbps+! Even better than what my Asus AC3100 achieved!
but nether does the full 1000M right and that was the point :)
Not even CenturyLink's C200T or C2100T equipment they give you with your 1 gig Internet can push the full 1000 Mbps :smileywink: So to be able to get the same exact speed with the Orbi, but using WAY BETTER equipement, that makes me very happy :smileyvery-happy:
The equipment they give you is still Wireless-N junk and they want to charge $10/month for that junky equipment LOL
