Nokia Modems

[Eunice Beady]

ihave a new fiber optics Internet system but would also like to continue using my r6700v3 system as an access point or secondary router. I've tried connecting the WAN port to primary router LAN port but don't get Internet access from my Netgear router. Any suggestions?

What Firmware version is currently loaded?

What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?

Be sure your using a good quality LAN cable between the modem and router. CAT6 is recommended.

Has a power off for 1 minute then back ON with the ISP modem and router been performed since last update?

Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:

Turn off and unplug modem.

Turn off router and computers.

Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.

Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.

Turn on computers and rest of network.

The NOKIA model is G-0425G-A. I'm using a CAT-6 ethernet cable. The firmware on my r6700v3 is unknown. I can no longer access my Netgear Internet and am now unable to check. I will try the other suggestions you made asp.

Your ISP ONT already has a built in router and wifi. This would be a double NAT (two router) condition which isn't recommended. This would be a double NAT condition which isn't recommended. -is-Double-NAT

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Couple of options,

1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.

2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem. -on-NETGEAR-routers

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3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the NG router to the modem, LAN to LAN configure AP mode on the NG router.

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Try option #2 first...

I am stuck and I need some help. I turned off the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi radios on the BGW320. I enabled IP Passthrough on the BGW320 with DHCPS-Fixed. I manually entered the MAC address of the Orbi RBK50 Router. I changed the LAN IP address on the RBK50 to 192.168.2.1 because I thought that there could be some conflict with the BGW320. The Orbi RBK50 is in router mode. I power-cycled the BGW320 and the RBK50. I can't get the Wi-Fy to work on the RBK50. What am I missing? Thanks for your help.

Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AC products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Orbi and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this router forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:

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Your ISP Modem already has a built in router and wifi. This would be a double NAT (two router) condition which isn't recommended. -is-Double-NAT

-to-fix-issues-with-Double-NAT

Couple of options,

1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.

2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.

3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. -do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and =H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop

I just upgraded to fiber internet yesterday since it recently became available. When doing the Orbi internal app speed test, it is showing over 1GB up and down. However when doing the speedtest.net app for wifi speed around the house, I am seeing speeds from 500MB down to 120MB at times.

My ISP uses a Nokia Corteca (XS 246X-A) router/modem. They turned off the wifi so it serves solely as a modem. I am taking the highest output lan port and running it into the input of my RBR850 Orbi router. I did a power cycle and re-sync but still no improvement. I am very disappointed as I purchased this Orbi AX6000 system in anticipation of fiber internet that I thought would be available in 2022 when I bought this. But now I am without support and do not know what to do and may have to go to adding two additional Nokia devices to recreate a mesh system and disconnecting my Orbi since these speeds are unacceptable.

Any other setting tweaks that I may be able to do? Should I not expect Orbi AX600 to be able to reproduce the 1GB speed from the satellites? I hard wired my laptop into my living room satellite and got 320MB down and 760 up.

Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.

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Enjoy.

These factors also affect the link between router and satellites. The farther apart they are, the slower the transmission between them. This could affect the speed reported when connecting a laptop to one of the satellites.

p.s. Disabling the ISP device WiFi is not the same as making it "only a modem". This can be tested by comparing the IP address shown on the Orbi Advanced Tab home page with the IP address reported by one of the "what's my IP" web sites.

As @FURRYe38 pointed out, one of the annoying features of Netgear's Orbi platform is that the router does not detect and report new firmware until someone at Netgear "does something" to cause the Firmware Update feature to become aware of it. This can take some time. (For example, new firmware was released for the original RBR50 router in Feb 2023, but users continue to report that their router reports "no new firmware" to this day. Over a year later!)

The latest firmware for the 850 product was released in Sept 2023. Personally, I think it makes sense to give "early adopters" who constantly watch the support web site a chance to manually install new firmware and discover whether the quality assurance process worked well (or not). One would think that six months would be enough time for that. (certainly a full year in my case!)

Whether the fiber device routing function has been disabled (or not) is mostly academic unless there are specific applications being used. (Internet search for "Double NAT" for examples.)

So something is off. I noticed the post above that I may not be on latest Firmware. But when I do the check from admin setup it shows no further updates. But I guess it may be available manually to do. If so then I have to figure out how to do that. If it is recommended.

Would be around to spec speeds seen on these devices. I get same or maybe nearer to 600Mbps with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. I can see near 700Mbps sometimes while at the RBR. These devices will never see near or over 900Mpbs due to them being 2x2 mimo devices.

Thanks for the quick feedback. Other than potentially being an early adopter of the newest firmware, is there anything else I can do in the admin settings like trying a different channel for the 5GHz?

I do not really want to do a factory reset but what I have now is not sustainable as my wife now is complaining about slow speeds in her office upstairs and she says it drops. I have to do something but am not sure the Firmware is going to resolve this.

Again, my speed tests with these same apple devices were much better and more stable with the cable internet so something is different now. Still waiting on the escalated callback on my ISP ticket. But in the end they will fall back on the fact that this is a third party device.

What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?

Be sure your using a good quality LAN cable between the modem and router. CAT6A STP is recommended.

If your ISP Modem already has a built in router and wifi. This would be a double NAT (two router) condition which isn't recommended. -is-Double-NAT

-to-fix-issues-with-Double-NAT

Couple of options,

1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the Orbi router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.

2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the Orbi router gets from the modem. Then you can use the Orbi router in Router mode.

3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the Orbi router to the modem, configure AP mode on the Orbi router. -do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point and =H7LOcJ8GdDo&app=desktop

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