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two routers - RAX35 & R7850
RAX35 & R7850 are these known by other model numbers since they do not appear in the model drop down list? RAX35 is being used as primary behind ISP modem/router. I tried using it in a bridged po...
In the nighhawk app, when connected to the main app, the the network app is able to show other Netgear routers on the same network, and clicking on them will give you the option to switch the app over to controlling that specific product.
Though the issue you are having is strange since the default behavior of AP mode is for the web UI of the secondary router, is to be accessible from any part of the LAN whether you are connected to the AP, or using Ethernet.
With it not loading, I wonder if it would be worth manually reinstalling the latest firmware for the R7850.
Definitely will be trying that if I get to a state possible.
I reset it and hooked it in line to the computer. It brought the advice of using the app. Could not get it to connect so deleted it and went through redetecting. I get as far as saving the password with phrases and I get an error message saying it could not.
Decided to try the browser more and got this address http://www.routerlogin.net/genie_index.htm
with this message
Important Update | |
To avoid a conflict with your Internet Service Provider, your router's IP address has been updated to 10.0.0.1. |
and what I was expecting was a message asking if this was my only router which I have seen in the past multiple times.
Yosemite Sam words repeated many times.
Hidden offscreen was the 'next' button. I am experimenting I guess since I am hooked into the WAN on the second router and I continued. It allowed me to continue setup with the values the app refused to take. Guessing, the app had a problem with figuring the 2nd location for this router. Doing it with a browser it interpreted the first router as belonging to the ISP.
If Hotspot Shield, my VPN, is turned on I am not able to access the first router via the second with browser. Still more checking but it seems to be working albeit assigning 10.0.0.x numbers to connected devices and not being able to use wifi to connect to opposite router with app or browser through wifi.
Norm
First I must correct or add to my last post/statement. The key being I may have had the VPN turned on for some of the testing.
With it hooked and numbers assigned as previously stated I found the following concerning accessing the routers, and I will include the ISP modem/router which apparently puts itself in some automatic bridge mode and is accessible via 192.168.0.1 via its wireless connection. And though I did not try likely through one of its lan ports.
Netgear 1, RAX35 is accessible at 192.168.1.1 via its wireless or lan port and Netgear 2, R7850 wireless or lan port at that address when using the WAN port on 2. Also accessible via the its app when connected to wireless from 1.
But Netgear 1, RAX35 will not allow connection to Netgear 2, R7850 via lan or wireless.
OH NO! WHAT CAN MAGICALLY CHANGE SSID? I was having wifi connection issue and when I checked RAX35 the SSID was mysteriously changed to RAX40-Pseudo.
What is this?
Many VPN applications will cause issues with Netgear's setup wizard, this is largely due to how they handle DNS, even if they offer a split tunnel or other basic segmentation functions, they tend to route DNS traffic through the VPN as a way of enhancing privacy and preventing leaks of your real IP.
The problem is that it doesn't play nice with one of the more annoying aspects of Netgear's setup wizard and that is the redirecting from the router's IP to the routerlogin.net page. Ideally it would be best if it did not change addresses when you specifically enter in the LAN IP of the router.
Often you will have to close any VPN applications that are running in order to avoid DNS related issues with the setup wizard.
Beyond that, under normal conditions, the AP mode is really self-configuring as long as the router that you are placing into AP mode has an Ethernet cable running from its WAN port, to the LAN port of the primary router.