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WNCE2001 pass through IP address
I'm using a Netgear WNCE2001 to connect a NAS drive to my wireless network (Netgear R7000). Everything appeared to be working fine - I can access the drives contents on windows/network explorer and ...
I doubt that the WNCE2001 has a built-in DHCP server. Can you ping 192.168.1.3 from a PC and then look at the ARP table (arp -a in a Command Prompt)? Take note of the MAC address reported for 192.168.1.3 and see if it matches the NAS or the WNCE2001. If it matches the WNCE2001, then the WNCE2001 could be performing a type of layer 2 NAT. This could explain why the NAS doesn't show up as an attached device on the router; the router may not know how to handle two different IP addresses with the same MAC address. From a networking standpoint there is nothing wrong with this. It's merely a cosmetic issue with the router.
I can ping both IP addresses from a command propmpt but the oly MAC address in the ARP table is the WNCE2001.
"It matches the WNCE2001, then the WNCE2001 could be performing a type of layer 2 NAT. This could explain why the NAS doesn't show up as an attached device on the router; the router may not know how to handle two different IP addresses with the same MAC address."
I don't really understand this but I guess that's what its doing.
:)