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Orbi router cannot connect to internet
Hi there, I know this has been discussed in various post, but I have still not found a solution. My problem is this. After a power break yesterday I started up my orbi system again and the the orbi ...
Hi again, and thanks for all advice. Now, after talking to the ones providing the fiber connection for a second time it turns out that they have an issue with MAC-addresses that they are working with and thats what causing the problem. Too bad that they didn´t say that the firsta time I talked to them...
But again, thanks for all advice, learnt a lot.
Thanks, tried that too now. Did not work, did not get through the setup wizard, complained abouty internet access.
Select the manual setup instead of the wizard. There should be a selectable link to manually setup the RBR. This will skip the full wizard then get you to the home page.
Hi again, and thanks for all advice. Now, after talking to the ones providing the fiber connection for a second time it turns out that they have an issue with MAC-addresses that they are working with and thats what causing the problem. Too bad that they didn´t say that the firsta time I talked to them...
But again, thanks for all advice, learnt a lot.
MickeH wrote:Hi again, and thanks for all advice. Now, after talking to the ones providing the fiber connection for a second time it turns out that they have an issue with MAC-addresses that they are working with and thats what causing the problem. Too bad that they didn´t say that the firsta time I talked to them...
But again, thanks for all advice, learnt a lot.
MAC-addresses.....?? Aren't they uniquely assigned to a device by its manufacturer??
Well, I am no IT-guy, but I guess you are right. The issue had to do with conflicting MAC-addresses for some reason, the router did not keep its IP-address. That was what I was told anyway, things should be fixed during next week. Maybe the story continues, who knows...
Glad its a ISP issue. Hopefully they will get it fixed soon for you.
MickeH wrote:Hi again, and thanks for all advice. Now, after talking to the ones providing the fiber connection for a second time it turns out that they have an issue with MAC-addresses that they are working with and thats what causing the problem. Too bad that they didn´t say that the firsta time I talked to them...
But again, thanks for all advice, learnt a lot.