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dsc_dewain's avatar
dsc_dewain
Guide
Nov 28, 2016

Enabling Guest Network

Has anyone tried the guest network yet?  Couple of things I see.   1) When activating, I assume the router/satillite do some sort of reset, as my devices got disconnected during the process.   2) T...
Troubleshooting
wodehouse's avatar
wodehouse
Aspirant
Jan 05, 2017

I have the WNDR4500v2 in the basement as my router to the world, and main switch on my network (wired and wireless). Upstairs I also have a Nertgear WAC120 access point. As noted, I powered that off during tests to isolate the symptoms.

RonV42's avatar
RonV42
Luminary
Jan 06, 2017

With a router connected to another router your orbi netowrk is isloated in guest but the Wan port to the other roter would be a "external" network and thus all devices would be seen.   Let say that you used 192.168.1.1 as your network for the WNDR4500 and 192.168.2.1 as your IP address for the Orbi.  With the devices:

-----------------
| Internet      |
|  172.x.x.x    |
-----------------
      |
      |
------W----------
| wndr          |
|  192.168.1.1  |
-----L-----------
     |
     |
     |
-----W------------
| orbi          |
|  192.168.2.1  |
-----------------

So guest isloation on the orbi will forward all packets to 192.168.1.1 and any devices you have on that network would be visable.  If the packets are destined to the internet then the wndr will  be reforward out though your internet modem.

 

For this to work the Orbi needs to either replace the wndr.  You don't want double NAT going on due to issues with port forwarding for services such as gaming, VoIP etc.

  • wodehouse's avatar
    wodehouse
    Aspirant
    Jan 06, 2017

    Hi Ron,

    Yes, that would certainly muck things up. However, my topo is this:

    -----------------
    | Internet      |
    |  172.x.x.x    |
    -----------------
                |
                |
    --------W----------
    |      wndr          |
    |  192.168.2.2  |
    ---------L-----------

    As noted, I have an access point across the house to amplify the signal, but during testing I unplugged it to verify problem still exists.

    Cheers

  • RonV42's avatar
    RonV42
    Luminary
    Jan 07, 2017

    So where in the diagram is the Orbi router connected?

  • wodehouse's avatar
    wodehouse
    Aspirant
    Jan 07, 2017

    There isn't one. I joined this thread because it popped up on a search for guest network problems. Didn't notice the Orbi part at the time, but since this is a responsive group and the firmware likely isn't greatly different between netgear devices I didn't restart elsewhere. Been trying to be clear about the equipment I have (the router and WAP).

     

    cheers

    Roger