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pprindeville
Feb 01, 2026Aspirant
M6 and IP-passthrough with routable static IP
I have an M6 Pro (MR6550) and a T-Mobile business internet account, and I'm unable to use the M6 in passthrough mode. The M6 (the hotspot) does some pretty inexplicable things. Like ARP my firew...
hcsprague
Apr 03, 2026Aspirant
So I have an adjacent issue regarding ip passthru. I just purchased the new Nighthawk 5g M7 - MH7150. My main objective is to use it as a backup WAN connection to my UI UDM-SE when my primary connection is not available. I'll also use it on trips when I'm away from home I had to purchase the docking cradle to get it to work as WAN backup. MY UI Ethernet POE to USB-C adapter did not work. I am only using the cradle to connect to my wan2 port. I have it working with the cradle but the M7 is providing a private 192.168.10.x address to the UDM-SE which I'm assuming is a double-NAT situation and not preferred. I cannot find any setting on the M7 for ip-passthru or bridge mode. I've looked using the mobile app and direct web interface to no avail. I know it is a fairly new device but wondering if anyone has any insight. I opened a ticket with NetGear as well. BTW, I'm using an eSIM from a 3rd-party provider and it is working very nicely as a standard mobile router. I didn't use the NetGear eSIM marketplace. I don't love the mobile app but it is usable.