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trying to bridge C6300 to WNDR3400v2
Upstairs
NETGEAR Gateway C6300 (new) 192.168.1.1
replaced [A0] WNDR3700v2 (I needed a DOCSYS 3.0 cable modem)
Downstairs
NETGEAR WNDR3400v2 192.168.1.100
is a cable modem and router. I want to be a wireless bridge/repeater for . For the life of me, after many hours of trying, I cannot get and to see each other. With my laptop I can separately log into either one.
Before I replaced [A0] with , could be a bridge/repeater for [A0] just fine. I just can't seen to get that setup now that I've bought A.
It would be VERY impractical to connect A and B with an ethernet cable.
broadcasts an SSID on 5GHz with WPA2. DHCP is On.
does NOT broadcast an SSID on 2.4GHz, is set to Ch9 with no encryption.
has the radio on 5GHz turned OFF. DHCP is Off.
does NOT broadcast an SSID on 2.4GHz, is set to Ch9 with no encryption.
(apparently bridging requires no encryption and both units on the same channel)
The intention is the two units should talk to each other privately on 2.4GHz.
has set up "Enable Wireless Repeating Function", IPaddr 192.168.1.100, Base Station MAC Address set to 's MAC.
has an entry in its registered hosts with 's IPaddr and MAC.
I would think that and should at least see (ping) each other, but they can't, and I have no idea why.
Netmask is 255.255.255.0 throughout.
Thanks for any suggestions. I've been working on this for hours/days, and it's been extremely frustrating.
9 Replies
- Many Netgear routers have had the repeating function removed in recent firmware updates because the WDS function is no longer supported and is being phased out by the WiFi Alliance. While your WNDR3400v2 might still have the function available in its firmware, the C6300 may not support it.
- Babylon5, thanks for the reply. I really don't want to run ethernet cable between and as it would involve drilling holes in the side of the house. But after reading your message and momentarily despairing "What do I do now?", I had a thought:
replaced [A0], which is now unused. I could put [A0] next to , connect them by ethernet, and set [A0] as a repeater on 2.4GHz Ch9 to , and just turn off the 2.4GHz radio on . I would give [A0] and static IPs on the same subnet but out of range of DHCP range. Do you think that would work? - It’s a little hard to follow the references (though I can understand why you did that). If I understand correctly you would effectively be reconfiguring the WNDR3700 as an Access Point connected by Ethernet to the C6300, and the WNDR3400 would act as a repeated to the ‘3700 as it did before. Since the ‘3700 – ‘ 3400 repeating previously worked then I can’t see a reason why it would not work as you suggest. I would advise that you keep a copy of the current firmware for each somewhere safe, since a future update could break that setup by removing WDS functionality.
Please let me know how you get on, if you run into any issues with your suggested arrangement I have a feeling that they should be resolvable. - Andy, thanks, it worked! Thanks for the suggestion to back up the existing firmware too--I would not have thought of that. Have a great day!
- That's great, you might want to create backup copies of the various router configurations also, to save you time if you ever need to factory reset.
- : New C6300
[A0]: Old 3700v2
: Older 3400v2
I was a bit hasty in declaring victory. and [A0] are connected by short ethernet cable (LAN port to LAN port) upstairs. [A0] is a base station for the repeater downstairs. From my laptop I can ping anything connected to , [A0] or . has the TiVo Stream box. It (and the TiVo unit) send packets to the Internet. They don't go anywhere, because [A0] had no default route. If I could just get all default packets from [A0] to , then I think I'd have this finally solved.
All are on the same subnet, all have assigned (static) IPs, [A0]-- know each other's MAC addrs. - Your [A0] is configured as an Access Point and is not performing any routing function, it should happily pass WLAN data to its Ethernet LAN ports as required, and your Ping tests imply that it is doing so. Does the C6300 show all your LAN devices as connected devices?
- Everything does seem to be OK (routing OK) now. I must have been tired before. Thanks for your help.
- Well that's good, thanks for taking the time to post back.
