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i have the c3700 modem combo unit and i have the r6300 router. i was having issues getting these to connect and even had an it expert try and he could not get them to connect. so today i connected th...
> ihave no clue what r6300 firmware version. i pasted the firmaware in
> the post [...]Huh? Look at the product label on the device. At "Model", does it
say "R6300" (equivalent to ""R6300v1") or "R6300v2"? You should be able
to find the firmware version at the upper right side of almost any page
from the router's management web site ("routerlogin.net", et al.).> i did got to the site and followed the procedure for attaching them
> and after i mad the r6300 an access point it got locked out. [...]I don't know what "the site" means to you, or which "the procedure"
you followed, or what "locked out" means to you. See "As usual, [...]",
above.Once configured as a wireless access point, the R6300[vX] gets a new
LAN IP address, and those "routerlogin" names work only from a device
which is connected to the R6300[vX]-as-WAP, so, it can be a little
harder to access than it was as a full-function router.
> [...] from what i'm learning here the r6300 is just a junk unit that
> shouldhave never been sold. [...]That's one possible interpretation. Another would be that your "an
it guy" doesn't know enough. Many things are possible.> [...] so my next step is to just get a combo unit and be done with it.
A C3700 _is_ a modem+router ("combo unit").
"R6300[v1]" or "R6300v2"? Firmware version?
The way to begin this discussion/inquiry was to explain why you want
to connect the R6300[vX] to the C3700 modem+router in the first place.
I'll assume that you were trying to extend your wireless-network
coverage from what the C3700 alone provided, but feel free to disclose
the actual reason. ihave no clue what r6300 firmware version. i pasted the firmaware in the post
i want the r6300 because i offers more channels. i have 26 items on the c3700 and that router drops the video feed from my cameras all the time. i connected the cameras to a network switch and that helps but about once a week i have to go in and move the channel around, so i was told by other on this site months ago i needed to get a larger router or combo.
i did got to the site and followed the procedure for attaching them and after i mad the r6300 an access point it got locked out. now my phone tells me it is disabled. and also my pc will not see it ether. so from what i'm learning here the r6300 is just a junk unit that shouldhave never been sold. it seem pointless to have a router that you can't connect to the internet. but thanks for the help. i'm going downstairs now and taking it off line and putting it on ebay if it fails to sell i'm tossing the thing in the garbage. it was a waste of time and money. i even had an it guy try and he failed i got it to go and i'm not saying the it guy could not he just had the same issues as i did but being stubbern i tried one more time and this is what i got.
so my next step is to just get a combo unit and be done with it. no more trying to add a router to a combo unit. but thanks for the time you guys have spent trying to help. this is a done deal. again thanks make it as solved.
> ihave no clue what r6300 firmware version. i pasted the firmaware in
> the post [...]
Huh? Look at the product label on the device. At "Model", does it
say "R6300" (equivalent to ""R6300v1") or "R6300v2"? You should be able
to find the firmware version at the upper right side of almost any page
from the router's management web site ("routerlogin.net", et al.).
> i did got to the site and followed the procedure for attaching them
> and after i mad the r6300 an access point it got locked out. [...]
I don't know what "the site" means to you, or which "the procedure"
you followed, or what "locked out" means to you. See "As usual, [...]",
above.
Once configured as a wireless access point, the R6300[vX] gets a new
LAN IP address, and those "routerlogin" names work only from a device
which is connected to the R6300[vX]-as-WAP, so, it can be a little
harder to access than it was as a full-function router.
> [...] from what i'm learning here the r6300 is just a junk unit that
> shouldhave never been sold. [...]
That's one possible interpretation. Another would be that your "an
it guy" doesn't know enough. Many things are possible.
> [...] so my next step is to just get a combo unit and be done with it.
A C3700 _is_ a modem+router ("combo unit").