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Phillips60
Mar 23, 2024Aspirant
MR60 Lag Spikes
I have a Nighthawk MR60 Mesh system, and for the past couple of months now I have been getting lag spikes that appear for around 5 seconds and then go away. It happens constantly on different compute...
michaelkenward
Mar 23, 2024Guru - Experienced User
In the absence of any useful information, the usual boilerplate questions to eliminate some of the more common issues that crop up here.
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". There may be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware with an app or in the browser interface.
If there is one it might also help if you told people the make and model number of the modem/gateway/ONT that connects this router to the Internet. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
I ask because a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
- Phillips60Mar 23, 2024AspirantI have Firmware Version V1.1.7.134_2.0.65
The Modem it is connected to is an Xfinity XB6-T Gateway- michaelkenwardMar 24, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Phillips60 wrote:
I have Firmware Version V1.1.7.134_2.0.65
The Modem it is connected to is an Xfinity XB6-T GatewayThe "modem" is, as you say, a gateway. So it is a modem and router combined,
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local problems with address on your network. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual default IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point (AP) with a wired connection to the main router. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
My NETGEAR or Orbi router is connected to an ISP gateway or another router, and it's causing double NAT problems. How do I fix them? - NETGEAR Support
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support- Phillips60Mar 24, 2024AspirantJust put the router in bridge mode and ran a ping test, and I’m still getting lag spikes.