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Router admin IP changed from 192.168.0.1 to 10.0.0.1
About a week ago, I found that the admin panel for this MESH system had changed from the original 192 address to 10.0.0.1 (on its own). Is this normal behavior? Thanks.
mercat68 wrote:
About a week ago, I found that the admin panel for this MESH system had changed from the original 192 address to 10.0.0.1 (on its own).
It is a sign that you may have a modem that is also a router as your Internet connection.
What modem do you have as an Internet connection?
During the setup phase the router, your MR60, looks for local network connections as it tries to setup its own IP address on the network.
By default, the new router wants to use 192.168.1.1 as its local IP address. (192.168.0.1 is the address that many modem/routers go for.) If it finds another router it will go for something else, 10.0.0.1 is a regular fallback.
So, yes, it is normal behaviour, but it is a bad idea. You can end up with network issues.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
The usual advice is to see if you can put the modem into bridge (modem only) mode. Your router will then be happy to use 192.168.1.1.
If the network is running without any problems you can just live with it, but you never know what might happen in future. One recent visitor to this place found that they had unknowingly created a double NAT network. Their printer could talk to the modem/router, but not the main router. So the printer didn't work on the network until they unravelled the conflicting IP addresses.
mercat68 wrote:
Comes through a small dish on my roof and ultimately to a MikroTik access point before going into my Netgear router.
That may explain the unexpected 192.168.0.1 IP address.
When I had this installed years ago, I recall them doing something to allow me to use my own router (probably putting it in bridge mode, as you suggest?). Last week, I was having connection issues and they remotely enabled the access point for me to use as part of testing.
The solution depends on what problems, if any, you have and what you want the router to do.
If the only symptom is that address change, you can probably carry on as you are.
If you do have problems, then bridge mode might be suitable, however that works on the MikroTik access point. That's a new brand on me, and hard to investigate without a model number.
Another option is to put your MR60 into access point (AP) mode. But then you hit this:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
If that disables something that you use, bridge mode might be the best way forward.
Thanks. This is the access point they use: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB941-2nD-TC
mercat68 wrote:
Thanks. This is the access point they use: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB941-2nD-TC
Neat little box.
I can see no manual that has details about using bridge mode. But you may find something if you dive into the entrails of what they call the OS.
One thought, have you ever tried plugging the Internet cable into your MR60 rather than their router?
Hmm. I’lll ask them about that. I’ve never tried it directly, but I think that’s because they set it up this way when they installed it and I never questioned it. I’ll check and let you know.
You will need to find out what details they put into the Internet Setup slot in the MR60.
There aren't that many things to play with.
But it all works as expected, maybe best left alone. ISPs hate it when people muck about on their networks.