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Nighthawk AX 1800 MK63
I want to make my WIFI clients part of the wired network. The wired network is routed through my DSL modem, a total of three machines. My Nighthawk plugs in via ethernet to that same modem, filling...
Problem is, you're in a double nat.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. In this mode, you'd need to go modem/gateway----->MR60---->switches/wired devices.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference. Problem with this is it won't have everything on the same network. I wouldn't use this option.
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions and leaves the gateway managing them. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-ModeThis would have everything on the same subnet as your modem/gateway.
Forgot to mention that during setup of the Nighthawk mesh, I allowed the prompt that wanted to download new firmware. All three units are running the latest firmware, v1.0.6.116.