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AT&T Fiber BGW210 + Netgear Nighthawk R7000 slow internet speeds in router mode, full speed in AP
I have gigabit internet with AT&T fiber with a BGW210 gateway. I have this set up with IP passthrough to my R7000 Nighthawk. When I have the router set up in AP mode I have full speed using ether...
I believe the passthrough mode is working because if I plug an ethernet cable into the BGW210 it does not get internet, but it does when plugged in to the netgear. I could be simplifying that though.
Can you clarify setting the BGW210 in router mode? I couldn't find anything in the settings, I'm assuming because it's a gateway it's in router mode if the wifi is turned on.
As for the DMZ, I also couldn't find this online. It looks like some companies call it DMZ, others call it IP Passthrough, which is what i had set up.
I do see in the IP Passthrough settings that I have the allocation mode set to passthrough with DHCPS-fixed, selected the netgear mac address and set the DHCP lease time. This is what I read online for how to set up a separate router. However, there's another allocation mode - Default Server. This allows me to set a "Default Server Internal Address". When I put in the IP address of the router it says the network address must be on the network (192.168.x.x).
- Do you know if this could be another way to do IP passthrough, and if so what IP address I'd put there?
I'm not the expert on the BGW210. Att/their forums would be. so in terms of what settings/ability to use it, you'd be best served by asking on their forums or calling their support. here's one article I found from them on DMZ
https://www.att.com/support/smallbusiness/article/smb-internet/KM1188700/
Any turning wifi on/off doesn't enable/disable passthrough mode. It simply turns wifi on/off.
And it hasn't been known to be that great of a combo device or even have a properly functioning passthrough mode. Its why one of our recommendations is to try the DMZ option or to simply leave it in router mode and put the netgear in access point mode.