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Cannot bridge Linksys Router with my NetGear C700 Modem/Router.
I am trying to extend our wireless and wired network to other parts of our home to support new wired devices and improve our wireless coverage. I have been reviewing numerous web and community sites for Bridging information; but, I still cannot bridge my Linksys with the Netgear successfully.
Here are some facts about our network/environment:
- Running a Win10 network, version 1909, 10.0.18363.
- NetGear (master) C7000 has a default address of 192.168.0.1.
- Linksys EA6900 had a default ip of 192.168.1.1, so I left the C7000 master at 192.168.0.1 and set the Linksys to 192.168.0.2.
- I'm using the latest downloadable Linksys software.
- Wired devices behind the Linksys is an HP LaserJet Printer (172.27.35.43) and Roku (172.27.35.25)
The problem I am having after engaging bridging is that I can no longer access Linksys via 192.168.1.1 or 0.2 and I cannot access the router via the web app.
Should I be using 192.168.1.1 for the NetGear IP and 192.168.1.2 for the Linksys IP?
Any advise you can provide would be certainly welcome.
Good News!
I now have my Linksys setup as a bridged device behind the NetGear C7000 to extend my wired and WiFi connectios.
I was trying to make too many changes at the same time on my network.
- While testing the bridged Linksys device, I also add an ooma telephone device to my wired network.
- With two ports on back of the ooma device and 4 ports (already used) on back of my NetGear router, I move one of the Netgear connection to the back of the ooma device and connected the ooma device to the freed up port on the router.
- The devices worked coming out of the ooma device, but what I did not realize was that the ooma device has its own DNS Server (172.27.35.x), which changed my device IP address behind it from the 192.168.0.x addresses that I expected.
- With the IP Address changes, I could not find these devices on my network in the 192.168 range.
Thanks for your input on this issue!
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Having two routers on the same line will be problematic.
I would first bridge the C series modem to disable the router here, then connect the Linksys router normally in router mode to the modem.
Please contact Linksys for additional help and information regarding there router.
Good Luck,.
The NetGear C7000 is a modem/router so it has to be my master.
> Cannot bridge Linksys Router with my NetGear C700 Modem/Router.
"bridge" is a term with (too) many meanings, and probably none of
them applies in this case.> I am trying to extend our wireless and wired network [...]
The most likely path would be to configure the add-on Linksys EA6900
as a wireless access point. (I assume that that's possible; perhaps the
relevant product documentation explains how.) That should put all your
client devices on one LAN subnet ("192.168.0.*"), and allow everyone to
talk to everyone else.
Good News!
I now have my Linksys setup as a bridged device behind the NetGear C7000 to extend my wired and WiFi connectios.
I was trying to make too many changes at the same time on my network.
- While testing the bridged Linksys device, I also add an ooma telephone device to my wired network.
- With two ports on back of the ooma device and 4 ports (already used) on back of my NetGear router, I move one of the Netgear connection to the back of the ooma device and connected the ooma device to the freed up port on the router.
- The devices worked coming out of the ooma device, but what I did not realize was that the ooma device has its own DNS Server (172.27.35.x), which changed my device IP address behind it from the 192.168.0.x addresses that I expected.
- With the IP Address changes, I could not find these devices on my network in the 192.168 range.
Thanks for your input on this issue!
Glad you got it working. Thanks for posting.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
