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Where is bridge mode? C6300 model
All the instructions that take me to advanced setup to turn on bridge mode Don't seem to apply to this router's settings. I cannot find bridge mode. I have a mesh system which requires me to turn on t...
For the most part, double nat's don't cause much for issues. But there's the rare device that does have issues with them. Or people have networked devices can can't access them on both because they're on the 2 different networks.
So if its working fine in a double nat and you don't have issues, then I wouldn't worry about it.
But if you're having issues, then fixing it is one of the first steps.
I hooked up a mesh system and it says I must put modem router in bridge mode. I saw somewhere that I should go to administration and turn off router mode. This is the same thing as bridge mode. Okay so I did that. Now I can't get back into the router control panel because it's been turned off! How will I ever go in and do anything to the router now that it won't talk to me? And why did I need to put this in bridge mode to use a mesh system? It seemed to be working just fine before I turned off the router mode putting it in bridge mode. They said there could be a conflict but I didn't see one. What do I do now? By the way the mesh system is working just fine...
iCThruU18 wrote:
Now I can't get back into the router control panel because it's been turned off! How will I ever go in and do anything to the router now that it won't talk to me?
You won't need to get into the router unless things go wrong. There's nothing to control. Unlike my DSL modem/router, you can't even update the firmware on your cable modem/router. ISPs don't allow it.
To get into the thing, disconnect it from the network and plug it into a PC.
And why did I need to put this in bridge mode to use a mesh system? It seemed to be working just fine before I turned off the router mode putting it in bridge mode.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
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