NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
oliversimpson
Dec 06, 2023Guide
RAXE500 The IP address conflicts with the WAN IP subnet
I am in the process of configuring my RAXE500 to join my LAN. It currently acts as its own separate LAN - with internet being provided by another router. I have internet in my house balanced by t...
- Mar 20, 2024
Hi Everyone.
Sorry it took so long to get a response out.
Shortly after the last message, I spoke to Netgear support — who agreed with me that it was inconsistent that the feature was disabled, but the manual did not specify that it should have been disabled.
So, we climbed up their levels of technicians, and eventually, I was notified that they had changed the setting for the next update, and last I checked it worked fine.
What's the most annoying is that I had to buy a 2.5G netgear switch in the meantime because of the wait.
Now I just use it as a 6GHz router in my computer room. It works great with my iPhone 14 Pro Max and HP ZBook Firefly G10 which both support the band.
Thanks for all your help previously. I have only responded to this now as I have opened another support discussion on my Orbi Pro Mesh system.
FURRYe38
Dec 06, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Two routers can NOT be in same subnet when in router mode. So you'll need to use a different LAN subnet (10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1) on the RAXE router or configure the RAXE for AP Mode. Then the RAXE would be on same subnet with no duplication.
- oliversimpsonDec 06, 2023Guide
Is it possible to configure the ethernet port settings while the router is in AP mode?
The port settings would mean that ports 1 and 2 would lead to switches and ports 3 and 4 would be aggregated to a switch as well.
Thanks for your response.
- FURRYe38Dec 06, 2023Guru - Experienced User
LAG is only supported in router mode I believe.
- schumakuDec 06, 2023Guru - Experienced User
FURRYe38 wrote:
LAG is only supported in router mode I believe.
Can't see any reference for such a limitation in the fine documentation at least. Earlier routers like the R9000 are certainly supporting a LAG spanning two Ethernet ports - typically for LAN usage, also in AP mode. A little bit obsolete, considering we have a 10 GbE SFP+ port available there, too.
FMI: Nighthawk AXE10000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router (Model RAXE450)/Nighthawk AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router (Model RAXE500) User Manual p97 ff. Manage Ethernet port aggregation to a LAN device. Keep in mind there is only on 2.5 GbE port available, so the LAG (for both LAN [any mode[ or WAN) are made of GbE links only.
Remains the question to be asked what is so sexy to have both a 5 GHz and a 6 GHz 4x4 radio - what is on paper much more bandwidth of what you can handle over the available 2.5 GbE or one pair of 1 GbE link port in a LAG. Much better balanced - and much less problems with the consumer NAT router design - would be a WAX630E, also with one 2.5 GbE or two GbE links in a LAG. Admit only 5 GHZ 4x4 and a 6 GHz 2x2 radio - for about 300 US$ (compared to the RAXE500 with a price tag of almost 500 US$). Or do you really have to cover that much wireless to wireless bandwidth?