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MS 60s stop connecting to MR60 about the same time everyday
I just bought the Nighthawk mesh sytem MR60 and 2 MS60s 4 days ago. The two MS60s stop working about the same time every day (7pm PST), Amber lights on both Satellites. I had to sync the satellites m...
Lot of things could cause problems as I've read all related posts.
1. Netgear's poor DHCP server;
2. Interferences with closely neighbor WIFI's using the same channel;
3. Double-NATing (when using two routers connecting together).
I'll close this post as I'll figure out myself. You pay what you get!!!
plemans wrote:What modem/gateway is it connected to?
Is it only the satellites that drop or does the main router drop as well?
Modem : Netgear CM1100 ---> Netgear X6 R7900
---> Netgear AX1800 MK63 ---> MS60 Sat-1 ---> MS60 Sat-2
Only the Satellites dropped.
(I've just added the R7900 back as an extra WIFI SSID).
do you have the MK system in access point mode?
otherwise it causes a double nat
plemans wrote:do you have the MK system in access point mode?
otherwise it causes a double nat
I do not set up anything special, but how do I tell? (I'll read up in the mean time). My network map shows a straight line now as I moved the boxes around.
MK60--> MS60 Sat1--> MS60 Sat-2.
My first day set-up, it was a triangle:
MK60
/ \
/ \
Sat-1 Sat-2
plemans wrote:do you have the MK system in access point mode?
otherwise it causes a double nat
No, I did not enable AP Mode.
if you're going to use the R7900, try the MK system in access point mode.
How to fix issues with Double NAT | Answer | NETGEAR Support
plemans wrote:if you're going to use the R7900, try the MK system in access point mode.
How to fix issues with Double NAT | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Plemans, thanks for all the helps. I had the following config for 4 days, no problems.
CM1100 -> R7900 -> MR60 -> MS60-1 -> MS60-2 (static IPs for both MS60s)
I still don't understand why my two Satellites keep turning Amber light (and disconnecting any devices connected to them) about the same time every day.
(All disconnecting devices die for a while ((I guess between 1 and 5 minutes) and/or reconnecting back to the MR60). Still luckly that at 7pm, my at-home workers are not at work.
I'll do remove the R7000 and do the following now:
CM1100 -> MR60
/ \
/ \
MS60-1 MS60-2 (DHCP for both MS60s)
I'll wait for two more days, if the problem still happens or Netgear support does not figure out what's wrong, I'll pack these three black boxes and return to the store.
Thanks again for following up.