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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 ...
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.
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, etcNighthawk 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.