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FancyPrairie
Apr 23, 2022Follower
daisy chain tp-link with netgear r6250
I have out building (about 100' from the house). This was a chicken coop at one time but I recently turned it into a game room. My internet provider has a dish mounted to a tv tower right outside m...
plemans
Apr 23, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Is the R6250 in access point mode? Otherwise you're in a double nat.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. Not an option if you want to keep using the tp-link.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference. Problem with this option is not all the devices will be on the same subnet if you're using both routers.
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode