I received my Starlink in November 2022, despite reading the issues others were having with connecting to an Orbi system I had none. The Orbi established a WAN connection to the Starlink which I then set to Bypass mode and I have had rock solid internet since.
A few weeks ago I had a Starlink issue and during troubleshooting I reset the Starlink router. I traced the issue to a damaged Starlink cable and ordered a replacement and plugged the Orbi into my NBN Fixed Wireless NTD to provide internet connectivity in the interim.
The new Starlink Cable arrived yesterday, I plugged it in and the Starlink works fine but when I connect the Starlink Ethernet Adaptor to the RBR850 WAN port it doesnt establish a connection. No settings have been changed on the Orbi since it last functioned.
It seems that others have the same issue but the only solution seems to be to add a switch between the Orbi and the Starlink. I don't understand why this is necessary and how my system functioned before without it.
This has me a bit perplexed. I successfully had my RBK855 system connected to Starlink without a switch in between for months. Recently there was an issue which was traced back to a damaged Starlink cable which has now been replaced but during troubleshooting I reset the Starlink router. Upon reconnection to the Starlink Ethernet Adaptor I cannot establish the WAN connection on the Orbi. I have not changed any settings on the Orbi and it establishes WAN to the the NBN Fixed Wireless NTD which was utilised while awaiting the replacement cable.
Is the starlink in passthrough mode? or the netgear in access point mode?
Or you're in a double nat.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1. 1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. 2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference 3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features. https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-M...
