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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: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
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/ \
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.
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!!!
I thought I would update this post as I think/believe that I fugure out what the real problem was:
1. I work with my laptop downstair all day, next to a Sat. In the evening, I bring my laptop upstair, where the router is located. Depending on when I turn on my laptop, it looks like it tries to connect to the router. During this transition, it kills the Satellites. For the last two nights, I did not try to fix (reboot/reset/sync) but to leave them alone. They reconnect after an hour or so.
2. Also my cellphone (if I use WIFI), drops my call if I move a lot around the house.
Until Netgear can provide a solution for this, I'm not using this MK63 with 2 MS-60 WIFI mesh system.