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MikeinMK
Aspirant
Dec 19, 2019

Brennan BB1 cannot see my SSID

My router works fine and items like phones and tablets can connect to it. Recently I purchased a Brennan BB1 but when I try to connect this item it cannot see my SSID when it scans for available netw...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 20, 2019
MikeinMK wrote:

The Brennan works correctly at another house with a different modem.

 

If it is possible, how about a reset on the Brennan?

 

Restarting it will not wipe out past settings from the old modem.

 

 

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MikeinMK
Aspirant
Dec 20, 2019

I've reset the Brennan several times and also rebooted the router. Somewhere (it I can find it) I still have my old modem/router, also Netgear. When I find it, I will try that one. If it works I can connect the Brennan to that one, everything else to the nighthawk.

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    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 20, 2019
    MikeinMK wrote:

    If it works I can connect the Brennan to that one, everything else to the nighthawk.

    Be warned, that that could be a dangerous strategy. Two routers are the road to chaos.

     

    As it is, we don't know what your current modem is. That could be important.

     

     

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      MikeinMK
      Aspirant
      Dec 20, 2019

      I am using a Netgear Nighthawk X65 Smart Wi-Fi Router (R8000P) AC4000 (as stated in my original post). This is a recent purchase. I have now found my previous modem/router which is a Netgear DGN2200 v3.

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        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Dec 20, 2019

        have you tried any of the other suggestions?

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      MikeinMK
      Aspirant
      Dec 20, 2019

      Success! I have connected my 'old' modem and the Brennan connects immediately and works as it should. Back to the 'new' modem and it is not seen. At last I know the Brennan is not at fault. Next experiment is to use both modems together. I cannot see why that won't work, so will try it. An adaptor cable is its way and that will be another thing to try, but it won't be wireless.

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        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Dec 20, 2019
        MikeinMK wrote:

        I cannot see why that won't work, so will try it.

         

        I can.

         

        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