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Can AC1450 Bridge Mode provide a WiFi connection?
I have successfuly connected my Netgear AC1450 router to my Linksys EA7500 in Bridge Mode using the 5GHz band, and I am able to hard wire my Windows Servers to the Netgear AC1450 and get Internet acc...
> [...] can I stil utilize the 2.4GHz band like I can if I use a second
> Linksys EA8500 router?
I believe not. My understanding of Bridge Mode on these routers is
what the picture in the User Manual shows, namely, a wireless connection
to the main router, and wired connections to client devices. Rubbing
its tummy with its 2.4GHz radio while patting its head with its 5GHz
radio is, I believe, beyond its ability.
> [...] which leads me to believe wireless devices should be able to
> connect to the Netgear device.
It leads me to believe that they left that heading unchanged when the
mode was changed.