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RAXE300 horrible performance in 6 GHz band
Connected to an at&t fiber gateway (1 Gbps U/D) Bought this router to be able to use it with my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra in the 6GHz band as no one uses that band in our condo complex. However, p...
Flashfox_Prime wrote:
Connected to an at&t fiber gateway (1 Gbps U/D)
Is the gateway in bridge (modem only) mode or is the RAXE300 in wireless access point mode?
If not, you can run into problems.
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. It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
A lot of people use an Orbi system in AP mode, especially if they have a decent router in front of it. Only you know which of your two routers provides the best features for your needs.
- Is the gateway in bridge (modem only) mode or is the RAXE300 in wireless access point mode?
- [Bruno] The gateway is NOT in bridge mode. This gateway cannot be placed in bridge mode without hacking the code. The router is on another subnet so as to not conflict with the at&t gateway/router. The at&t gateway does NOT offer WiFi 6E (6GHz) support. FYI, the at&t gateway is a Pace 5268ac
- 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.
- [Bruno] As noted above, the at&t gateway is on the 192.168.x.x subnet while the Netgear router is on a 10.0.x.x subnet. My current HSI path is: CO --> NOC --> PFP --> ONT (Optical Network Terminal) | CAT6 | Pace 5268ac Gateway | CAT5 | Jacks in each room ... also 802.11ac WiFi
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. It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
[Bruno] As noted above, the at&t gateway cannot be placed into bridge mode, which is why I setup two subnets. No conflicts, especially since the at&t gateway does not support WiFi 6E (6GHz).
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
A lot of people use an Orbi system in AP mode, especially if they have a decent router in front of it. Only you know which of your two routers provides the best features for your needs.