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MS60 no longer backhauls to MR60
A few days ago, I noticed that my MS60 diode is solid amber. My setup: MR60 is connected to an Internet (ISP's modem). The same MR60 from Ethernet slot is connected to the wall. A cable in the wa...
derlee wrote:
My setup:
MR60 is connected to an Internet (ISP's modem).
And that modem is?
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
On the 2nd floor, there is a 1Gbps switch connected to the wall (directly to MR60 but using 3 cables).MS60 is connected to the switch.
And the switch is?
Modem is FTTH Huawei HS8145V.
Netgear's firware is v1.1.7.134
The switch is TP-Link LS105G
derlee wrote:
Modem is FTTH Huawei HS8145V.
That is a modem/router. Have you set it up to avoid possible conflicts with the MR60?
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual 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). Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router.Huawei ONT Bridge Mode Introduction - Huawei Enterprise Support Community
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 SupportYes, it used to work a week ago (MS60's light was blue, allowing 5 GHz on the 2nd floor and full internet speed on Lenovo P1 Gen 4).
The Huawei FTTH operates as a bridge, and MR60+MS50 is in Access Point mode. Wherever I connect, I'm in the same subnet (192.168.100.1 is a gateway and all devices are in 192.168.100.xxx, no matter if wired to Huawei or wireless to Netgear).
I blame the firmware and I'm trying to manually update MS60 first, but when I try to select the firmware from the disk, the window (file pick-up window) freezes for a second and disappears, disallowing me to select the file - Chrome, Edge, Firefox, even on another device (Windows 11, Windows 10, Android 13, Android 9) - it just doesn't let me select the firmware file to upload.
I'm going to perform a factory reset.
Is there any way to downgrade firmware other than routerlogin.net?
derlee wrote:
The Huawei FTTH operates as a bridge, and MR60+MS50 is in Access Point mode.
It sounds a bit confusing at your end.
That's not right. If that really is the case, there's no router on that network.
Bridge means no router on the Huawei . Access Point disables the router on the MR60.
It should be Huawei as router and MR60 as AP or Huawei as bridge and MR60 as router.
Is there any way to downgrade firmware other than routerlogin.net?You need to get into the browser graphical user interface (GUI) – usually through routerlogin.net or the IP address. Then you can follow this:
How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support