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OldPCGuy
Feb 07, 2016Aspirant
FVS318G v2 Basic Setup Question
My ISP upgraded/switched me from a cable modem to a Gateway. Now I can't use the FVS318 WAN port and FW, I have to use a LAN port essentially turning the firewall into an expensive switch. + I ma...
- Feb 16, 2016
Well I've decided to send the FVS318G back and use the Gateway firewall.
The gatway is supplied by the ISP so if and when I forgo the retal fee and buy my own gateway/modem I may be right back here where I started.
Till then...
Thx!
DaneA
Feb 08, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi OldPCGuy,
Welcome to the community! :)
Kindly check this article and this might help you to verify if the gateway is properly set to bridge mode.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
- OldPCGuyFeb 10, 2016Aspirant
The Gateway is in bridge mode; network is up; I have access to the internet; but....
I can't access the FVS318 GUI/Web page 192.168.1.1. I also can't acces the Gateway GUI/Web page 10.0.0.1. When I make a couple attempts I loose the internet connection as if somthing times out and drops the connection entirely.
And the only way I can get the gateway and FVS318 to talk is to turn on the FVS first and let is assign IP's to all the network devices then turn on the Gateway; wait 15-20 minutes then the internet connection is back.
Frustrating; this FW should be plug and play as a simple router.
- OldPCGuyFeb 10, 2016AspirantOK I stand corrected. GUI/web pages are now accessible for both the Gateway, and FVS318 FW. I'm not used to modems and routers taking so long to do their thing. :(
- DaneAFeb 10, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi OldPCGuy,
I am glad that you are now able to access the web-GUI of both of your gateway and the FVS318Gv2. :) Hope that the internet connection is working fine.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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