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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.
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
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.
glad you got access point mode working. I don't have an MK system to test and see if theres an issue on the latest version causing a reboot. Hope it stays stable for you!