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Rax35 Wireless Bridge Mode unavailable in web gui
Can't seem to find the bridge mode and I've looked everywhere. Updated to latest firmware also
Netgear Support. This is absolute hot garbage that you do not support bridge mode even though your documnetation says bridge mode is supported. I am returning this device and posting the worst possible review.
JTagorda wrote:
Can't seem to find the bridge mode and I've looked everywhere. Updated to latest firmware also
jdh2n_atl wrote:
Netgear Support. This is absolute hot garbage that you do not support bridge mode even though your documnetation says bridge mode is supported. I am returning this device and posting the worst possible review.
JTagorda wrote:
Can't seem to find the bridge mode and I've looked everywhere. Updated to latest firmware also
If you read the messages before yours, you will see that some RAX models support wireless bridging. (I assume that is what you mean by "bridge", a term that gets used in different ways, including "a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group".)
The way to work out what a device can do is to look for "Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode" in the manual. It will appear alongside "Set Up the Router in Router Mode".
This appears in the manuals for thew RAX120, RAX75 and RAX80.
The same explanation appears in manuals for a handful of other routers. (In the current range, the R7000 is probably the most pop[ular.) Older manuals sometimes use the term Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to describe this function.
As you would expect, the data sheets for devices describe what they do support, not what they don't support. So the manual really is the only place to confirm that a router does what you want.
If you can point to documentation that claims support for "wireless bridging", just shout and we'll see that it gets through to the right people.
- http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RAX35/RAX35_UM_EN.pdf
Tip: If the router is in access point mode or bridge mode and you do not know the IP address that is assigned to it, first try to use an IP scanner application to detect the IP address. (IP scanner applications are available online free of charge.) If you can detect the IP address, you don’t need to reset the router to factory default settings.
This is not talking about vLan bridge but wireless bridge.
jdh2n_atl wrote:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RAX35/RAX35_UM_EN.pdf
Tip: If the router is in access point mode or bridge mode and you do not know the IP address that is assigned to it, first try to use an IP scanner application to detect the IP address. (IP scanner applications are available online free of charge.) If you can detect the IP address, you don’t need to reset the router to factory default settings.Good one.
You may also be able to use one of the desktop "genies" to sniff out the IP address of the things on your network.
Find the IP address and throw a browser at it.
Another possible idea for future reference is to fix the IP address of a device in bridge mode and then you can always use that address for management without having to track it down again.
Yes, I agree, needs a better way to find the router when in AP mode. Factory resetting takes way too long. It boots up slow and then you get hit with all the registration, password and security question set up pages....all just to make any adjustments to what settings are left available in AP mode.
The router seemed to have ping turned off by default and would not respond to network scanner software. Only way I could detect it was it was listed in the edge routers dhcp attached client page. Using the routerlogin.com or .net always brought up my other netgear router on my network. (that needs fixed...if you have two routers that dns entry doesn't know why router to you are trying to get to). I noticed there was no bridging when I go into it initially but when it would not pass DHCP addresses through it when in AP mode from my other DHCP server on the other router that was it for me. This was after tech support help. I took back to store and will look at other models or brands. I do have the 7450 which has worked for a year and is a great router so far, I may just need to get another 7450. After seeing some of these other posts it now seems the rax35 needs some tweeks on their firmware and make finding the unit easier on the network. And not passing traffic when in AP mode is also a deal breaker.