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Trouble connecting Netgear router to Verizon wifi modem
I have the Actiontec wireless router/modem that was supplied to me by Verizon. There is an input for a coax cable, a WAN, and 4 LAN connections. The Internet comes in from the wall to the coax port...
I found the solution. I had to go into the settings for my original modem and disable the wireless option. Once I did this, the Netgear was able to figure everything out and connect to the Internet.
What is the model number of the Verizon modem/router and do you know if it can be set to Modem only mode (Bridged Mode)?
If the modem is operating as a router on the 192.168.1.x subnet then this can cause the attached Netgear router to change its LAN to another private subnet, typically 10.0.0.x, and this can confuse matters when attempting to set up. Are you able to log into the Netgear router e.g. http://192.168.1.1 or http://10.0.0.1 ?
I have the Actiontec MI424-WR Rev. D provided by Verizon. I believe I read somewhere that it cannot act as a bridge. I can log into the Netgear router and get to the configuration screens, but I do not know what to manually set it to to get an Internet connection, and the auto set up always fails.