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wsch001
Aspirant
Aug 03, 2015

Netgear model EX6200 randomly assigns a Class B subnet when DHCP is enabled

Hi,   Am using a Ntegera WiFi extender, EX6200. Extends WiFi from an existing 2.4GHz router, which I call the master.   I have enabled both 5Ghz and 2.4GHz range in the Netgear WiFi extender.   ...
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nhann
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 07, 2015

Hi wsch001,

 

Thanks for writing in.

What connection does your Mac receive when connecting directly to your router?

Please try navigating to the Network Preferences and reset the configurations.

 

Let us know how it works for you.

 

Regards,

NhanN

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    wsch001
    Aspirant
    Aug 23, 2015

    When connecting directly to the router it does get a correct Class C subnet mask.

     

    Current settings are 192.168.8.4

    Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

    Router 192.168.8.254

     

    When accessing the network with the extender, it gets assigned an IP address but the subnet mask is only 255.255.0.0 and no router address.

     

    Hence no internet access either on the 5GHz and 2.4 GHz band.

     

    Frustarting is that this does not happen all the time, but only randomly.