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Using c6300 in modem only mode
I recently turned off the router on my C6300 to use it in conjunction with an eero system. I had a problem with double NAT because the C6300 was one network and the eero was another. I also had probl...
> Short of resetting the modem-router to the factory settings, is there
> any way for me to reverse what I have done?
Did you try "192.168.100.1" in your web browser?
> to access the modem in Bridge mode, you need to set static IP on your
> laptop in 192.168.100.x subnet and access 192.168.100.1. (this is
> standard process on all DOCSIS based devices).
I thought that you could get away without fiddling with your
computer's IP configuration, but, if it doesn't work the easy way, then
I'd try the hard way. (Or just do the reset.)
> I think what I needed to do [...]
Yup.
> [...] If I disable the radios in the Netgear router, they won't
> compete with the eero wifi.
"Compete" or "supplement"? It's not obvious to me that having more
wireless access points would be a bad thing.
> [...] So far, I haven't found a way to go back into the Netgear setup
> screens to change the modem-only setting on the Router Mode page. [...]
"192.168.100.1"?
> [...] I assume that, if the Netgear is set up as a router and the eero
> is set up as a bridge, the Netgear will provide the IP addresses for
> everything connected to the eero as well as anything connected to the
> Netgear directly through its ethernet ports. Is that correct?
That's the idea.
> [...] What I'm trying to accomplish is have one network that all my
> devices can connect to and to avoid double NATs. [...]
One router (doing NAT, DHCP, port-forwarding, ...), multiple wireless
access points -- One big (extended) LAN. Sounds glorious, doesn't it?
Thanks. That explains what's happening.
Short of resetting the modem-router to the factory settings, is there any way for me to reverse what I have done?
I think what I needed to do was leave the router functioning and just disable the two wifi radios on the Wireless Setup page. Eero allows you to set its equipment in the bridge mode and then I imagine putting the eero network into bridge mode will extend the Netgear network without creating a separate network. If I disable the radios in the Netgear router, they won't compete with the eero wifi. So far, I haven't found a way to go back into the Netgear setup screens to change the modem-only setting on the Router Mode page. I assume that, if the Netgear is set up as a router and the eero is set up as a bridge, the Netgear will provide the IP addresses for everything connected to the eero as well as anything connected to the Netgear directly through its ethernet ports. Is that correct? What I'm trying to accomplish is have one network that all my devices can connect to and to avoid double NATs. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks again.
> Short of resetting the modem-router to the factory settings, is there
> any way for me to reverse what I have done?
Did you try "192.168.100.1" in your web browser?
> to access the modem in Bridge mode, you need to set static IP on your
> laptop in 192.168.100.x subnet and access 192.168.100.1. (this is
> standard process on all DOCSIS based devices).
I thought that you could get away without fiddling with your
computer's IP configuration, but, if it doesn't work the easy way, then
I'd try the hard way. (Or just do the reset.)
> I think what I needed to do [...]
Yup.
> [...] If I disable the radios in the Netgear router, they won't
> compete with the eero wifi.
"Compete" or "supplement"? It's not obvious to me that having more
wireless access points would be a bad thing.
> [...] So far, I haven't found a way to go back into the Netgear setup
> screens to change the modem-only setting on the Router Mode page. [...]
"192.168.100.1"?
> [...] I assume that, if the Netgear is set up as a router and the eero
> is set up as a bridge, the Netgear will provide the IP addresses for
> everything connected to the eero as well as anything connected to the
> Netgear directly through its ethernet ports. Is that correct?
That's the idea.
> [...] What I'm trying to accomplish is have one network that all my
> devices can connect to and to avoid double NATs. [...]
One router (doing NAT, DHCP, port-forwarding, ...), multiple wireless
access points -- One big (extended) LAN. Sounds glorious, doesn't it?
Thanks. That seems to be the key. I kept trying 192.168.0.1 which is what I generally use to access the router-modem. I didn't notice that you and another person were suggesting 192.168.100.1. Everything is working now. And I have eero in bridge mode. Can I uncheck the boxes for Enable SSID Broadcast on the Wireless Setup page to keep some of my devices from trying to log into the Netgear router rather than the eero network which is accessible anywhere in my house? The signal strength on the Netgear is quite weak in some parts of my home bnut if I go from one part of my house to another the device such as an iPad is still logged on to the Netgear. Thanks once again.
> [...] I didn't notice that you and another person were suggesting
> 192.168.100.1. Everything is working now. [...]
For my info, did "you need to set static IP on your laptop in
192.168.100.x subnet" to make that work?
> [...] Can I uncheck the boxes for Enable SSID Broadcast on the
> Wireless Setup page to keep some of my devices from trying to log into
> the Netgear router [...]?
You can try it, but if the SSID is known to the client device, then
that may not do much. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your
model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look
for "Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios". Disabling the radios
should be pretty effective.
Are all these gizmos using the same SSID(s) or different ones? I do
little to no wandering among access points, so my experience in
hand-offs from one to another is nil.