Hello, I'm using a pair of MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Router in my home. My main router connects to a hub and then to my PC and is wirelessly meshed with the secondary router.Intermittently my PC will not be able to obtain internet through my LAN connection, but the Wifi works fine. Even everything else wired to the hub works fine, including a Windows laptop wired to the hub. I've tried the following to troubleshoot:Updating the routerHard resetting the routerThis fixes the problem temporary but it usually returns shortly afterResetting my modemDifferent ethernet wiresRestarting my computerI've also fully rebuilt my computer with a new motherboard thinking it was an issue with my LAN portUpdated DNS settings to Manual and Automatic in Windows and my router settingsUninstalled/reinstalled my LAN driver is Windows and checked for any updatesWinsock reset, IP reset, Release/Renew IP and flushing DNSRunning Windows network troubleshooterThis mentions that it can't contact the DHCP serverThe router is set to use itself as a DHCP server so I attempted disabling thatUsed another router (This worked fine)Connected my PC directly to my modem (This worked fine)Running "ipconfig" returns results such as the following: Ethernet adapter Ethernet:Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX%2Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXSubnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.X.XDefault Gateway . . . . . . . . . : OR Ethernet adapter Ethernet:Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX%2Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : I've run out of ideas of what else I could possibly do other than replacing the router. If anymore information is needed I can provide that as well, thanks in advance for any help you could provide!

deeebo wrote: I'm using a pair of MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Router in my home. My main router connects to a hub and then to my PC and is wirelessly meshed with the secondary router. That is a recipe for chaos. Two routers are a bad idea. 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 SupportUnless 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. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.Put your second MR60 into AP mode and see what happens. Out of interest, what is the modem/ONT/gateway that sits between the MR60 and the Internet? That can also get in the way.

Hello, Sorry, I misspoke in my original post. The Nighthawk MR60s are setup in a mesh network with 1 acting as a router and 1 acting as an access point. I need a wired connection in multiple rooms of my home which is why I've chosen to go with the Mesh network on these devices. My modem is an Arris TouchStone CM8200A.

deeebo wrote: Sorry, I misspoke in my original post. The Nighthawk MR60s are setup in a mesh network with 1 acting as a router and 1 acting as an access point. That's a completely different scenario from the original message. These satellites are connected by wifi but the wired Ethernet falls over? If I wanted Ethernet everywhere, I would have started with a simple set of Powerline plugs. Much easier to set up and manage as long as the local mains circuit is up to it.. I'm still not clear on the layout at your end. What is this "hub"? It all sounds a bit complicated. My modem is an Arris TouchStone CM8200A. Standard cable modem. No router component to get in the way.

I've tried Powerline plugs and the performance was awful at my apartment. Setup is:Arris TouchStone CM8200A > Nighthawk MR60 (Router) > Netgear 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch GS305v3 > PC, Work laptop, etc Nighthawk MR60 (Access point) > Another switch > Internet devices. The only thing I've had issues with using this setup is my PC coming off the main router and Switch sometime loses the ability to receive internet over ethernet as described in my original post.

deeebo wrote: Nighthawk MR60 (Access point) > Another switch > Internet devices. Plugged into the first switch? No MS satellites? Your layout is not unlike mine, with the exception that here an MR90 feeds a 16-port switch that then feeds an MS90 satellite and other things, including a pile of NAS boxes, Arlo hubs and an R7800 in AP mode. I see no local disconnects. For once, I suggest that old die hard "check the cables". Usually just a boilerplate diversion, there are times when LAN cable really do go belly up. Swapping cables around might be a good test.

deeebo

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Oct 03, 2023

Nighthawk MR60 - Not providing internet through LAN

Hello,

I'm using a pair of MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Router in my home. My main router connects to a hub and then to my PC and is wirelessly meshed with the secondary router.

Intermittently my PC will not be able to obtain internet through my LAN connection, but the Wifi works fine. Even everything else wired to the hub works fine, including a Windows laptop wired to the hub.

I've tried the following to troubleshoot:

Updating the router
Hard resetting the router
- This fixes the problem temporary but it usually returns shortly after
Resetting my modem
Different ethernet wires
Restarting my computer
- I've also fully rebuilt my computer with a new motherboard thinking it was an issue with my LAN port
Updated DNS settings to Manual and Automatic in Windows and my router settings
Uninstalled/reinstalled my LAN driver is Windows and checked for any updates
Winsock reset, IP reset, Release/Renew IP and flushing DNS
Running Windows network troubleshooter
- This mentions that it can't contact the DHCP server
- The router is set to use itself as a DHCP server so I attempted disabling that
Used another router (This worked fine)
Connected my PC directly to my modem (This worked fine)

Running "ipconfig" returns results such as the following:

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX%2
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.X.X
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : XXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

I've run out of ideas of what else I could possibly do other than replacing the router. If anymore information is needed I can provide that as well, thanks in advance for any help you could provide!

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 03, 2023
deeebo wrote:

I'm using a pair of MR60 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Router in my home. My main router connects to a hub and then to my PC and is wirelessly meshed with the secondary router.

That is a recipe for chaos. Two routers are a bad idea.

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. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.

Put your second MR60 into AP mode and see what happens.

Out of interest, what is the modem/ONT/gateway that sits between the MR60 and the Internet? That can also get in the way.
- deeebo
  Aspirant
  Oct 03, 2023
  Hello,
  
  Sorry, I misspoke in my original post. The Nighthawk MR60s are setup in a mesh network with 1 acting as a router and 1 acting as an access point. I need a wired connection in multiple rooms of my home which is why I've chosen to go with the Mesh network on these devices.
  
  My modem is an Arris TouchStone CM8200A.
  - michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 04, 2023
    deeebo wrote:
    
    Sorry, I misspoke in my original post. The Nighthawk MR60s are setup in a mesh network with 1 acting as a router and 1 acting as an access point.
    
    That's a completely different scenario from the original message.
    
    These satellites are connected by wifi but the wired Ethernet falls over?
    
    If I wanted Ethernet everywhere, I would have started with a simple set of Powerline plugs. Much easier to set up and manage as long as the local mains circuit is up to it..
    
    I'm still not clear on the layout at your end. What is this "hub"?
    
    It all sounds a bit complicated.
    
    My modem is an Arris TouchStone CM8200A.
    
    Standard cable modem. No router component to get in the way.

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