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MR80 Mesh Router on same IP Subnet
I've set my AT&T Fiber internet router in IP Passthrough and my MR80 router is getting the pubilc IP address from my ISP on the WAN side. However, I cannot set the LAN IP address of the MR80 in the ...
plemans wrote:1. you can't have 2 routers running dhcp on the same subnet or it creates conflicts. Stop trying to get that to work. it won't. Or if you do force it to work, you'll get conflicts, instabilities, basically bad things happen.
2. IP passthrough is supposed to basically turn your gateway into a modem only device. Sadly, most isp's suck and buy the cheapest product they can get because they have to purchase a ton of them. so they aren't always coded properly or even half decently. Its why so many people buy 3rd party routers. And those specific BGW router seem to always have issues with passthrough mode. Most people use the dmz option or the access point option.
3. You still haven't said what firmware version is on your MK system. tough to know why its rebooting or even if its an issue when you don't say what firmware version you're on. Its had quite a few updates to it since release. Maybe compare the version you're on to the one currently supported.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mk83.aspx
I mentioned in another post that I was running the latest version but you gave me a good idea. I downloaded an older version of the firmware and applied it. I put the MR80 in AP mode and it appears to be stable. I'm going to let this sit for a few days and see how it acts. Consider this issue closed.
If you have the att device with other devices connecting to it, its not in a true passthrough/modem only mode.
To have them on the same subnet, you'd need to put the netgear in access point mode. Otherwise there is a conflict as 2 devices on the same subnet are handling dhcp/nat.
And I would love to put the MR80 router in A/P mode but once I do, the router goes into a constant cycle of rebooting. There's some sort of compatibiltity issue between the MR80 and the AT&T HUMAX, model BGW320-500.
What FW version is loaded on the MK system?
How are you configuring the MR for AP mode? Dynamic or Static IP addressing for AP mode?
What is the default IP address pool range on the ATT router?
The MR80 is connected to my AT&T router with an ethernet cable from the WAN port on the Netgear to a LAN port on the AT&T router. I keep it set to dynamic IP but I have tried static. Since this post I have kept it on dynamic. To configure the MR80 into AP mode, I'm going into Advanced Setup > Wireless AP and checking the box to Enable AP mode and clicking Reply. The router reboots. The status light on the router goes from blinking amber to blinking blue to solid blue. Not less than 5 seconds later it will reboot and contnue to reboot. One thing I have noticed that after about the 4th reboot, it automaticly factory resets itself. I also noticed that when it's not connected to the AT&T router, it remains stable. Is there a more detailed log I can look at. The Logs under Administration are no help. I am running the latest Firmware.
Put the bgw320 back in router mode. Disable its wifi. then connect the orbi to it
plemans wrote:Put the bgw320 back in router mode. Disable its wifi. then connect the orbi to it
As of 3/6/2022 at 3:57 CST, the AT&T router is in normal, factory default mode. I have disabled IP Passthrough and the WiFI. The MR80 is connected to the LAN port on the AT&T router and it's getting an IP of 192.168.1.174 on the Internet interface - a DHCP address from the AT&T router. No other devices are connected to my AT&T router. Any devices connected to the MR80 are getting a 10.0.0.0/ 24 address and is able to connect to the Internet but, back to my orginal question. How do I get both the MR80 and AT&T router to share the same subnet? I thought that putting the AT&T router in IP Passthrough mode and allowing the Internet interface to grab the Public IP of the AT&T router, it would allow me to change the MR80 LAN interfact to 192.168.1.2. If that is not the case, what's the reasoning on putting the AT&T router in IP Passthrough?
