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2 TopicsNetgear Orbi RBK40 bridging in a Macbook
Hi all, I've a new Orbi RBK40 which is 3 months old but somehow not able to get phone support so I'm asking here. I've set up an Ethernet bridge in my Macbook (under settings, network, make a new bridge) and have connected my Internet router by Ethernet cable to the Macbook successfully. I now want to add the Orbi RBK40 to the Macbook via another Ethernet cable and get it connected to the bridge. Unfortunately the light shows purple and not white meaning it's not working as expected. Wifi from the Orbi doesn't work. Can the Orbi join a bridged network? If so how? I don't want to connect the router to the Orbi and Orbi to the Macbook. This was my old setup and setting it this way works fine. I'm trying to force the Orbi and router to be on the same subnet in the bridge I setup in the Macbook. Any suggestions? Thanks Cheers, KinSolvedAccessing old static IP after switch to Orbi
Hello- Quick question. I just upgraded to AT&T Fiber and the Orbi RBK50. I have the AT&T in pass-through mode and use the Orbi as my primary router. Unfortunately, I forgot before the switch over that there were some static IP addresses assigned with my old router on a totally different subnet. They are devices that are difficult to hardwire (ip camera, whole home system component), and I would like to be able to ping them. What would be the least obtrusive method to do this? Orbi is on 10.0.0.x and the old system used 192.168.1.x. I know I could change the gateway on the orbi temporarily to access the old devices. But finally having everything working well, I'm worried it will cause issues when I switch back. Maybe I am just being hyper-nervous? Any help would be much appreciated.