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Bridge Mode on AC1600 Model R6330
I'm back to trying to configure the router as a bridge. See attached steps I took. After completing these steps, the R6300 didn't seem to function as a bridge.
I made a real "rookie" mistake during the configuraiton. I thought my home WiFi networked used WPA when in fact it was WPA-2. I had assumed the R6330 would give me an error when it didn't connected to the WiFi network and not show "Internet Staus: GOOD" on the main page. I've attached the steps used to get it configured properly for me that include screenshots.
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> [...] When I tried pinging this same address when connected to the
> R6330 I got a "Destination net unreachable" error.
That's a basic comm problem.
> [...] Is there a way to set the R6330 to use a different address?
> [...]
As I said, I'd expect it to use DHCP to get one automatically.
> I left the "Get IP Address Dynamically" and "Get DNS Server Address
> Dynamically" selected.
I'd expect that not to matter. You're talking WAN/Internet, but the
LAN-WAN distinction disappears in bridge mode. As when in
wireless-access-point mode, I'd expect it to be too stupid to do
anything other than LAN. (WAN-related settings might exist, but could
be ignored.)
I know nothing, but I'm worried about the way you set this thing up
in the first place, using a wireless connection to establish wireless
bridge mode. I'd reset the thing, connect it to nothing except a
computer with an Ethernet connection, and try it all again.
Then, I'd expect its _LAN_ IP address to be what matters. (In
principle, you could set that manually, but if the thing is so confused
that it's not doing it on its own, then I'd be a little amazed if
plugging that one hole would keep it afloat.)
Disclaimer: I have only a dim recollection of configuring any Netgear
router as a wireless bridge (R7000, perhaps?), so I could be suffering
from false-memory syndrome. (Trust no one, I always say.)
Ok. I've taken the bridge-mode refresher course on an R7000
(V1.0.11.116_10.2.100), and, once I found the "setup bridge mode
wireless settings" control (again -- I've missed it repeatedly), things
worked about as expected.
> Netgear config as wifi bridge.pdf
> 9. Turned off 5 GHz Radio
I didn't/wouldn't play with any of those settings. I'd expect the
R6330 to know what to do with its radios in wireless-bridge mode better
than you do.
> SelectBridge Mode(from end of step 9)
> [...]
> c. Clicked on "setup bride mode wireless settings"
> d. Entered SSID to bridge to
And the appropriate "Security Option" (and passphrase)? I assume
that "None" (as shown) is the wrong answer.
> After logging into the router get the following screen
Around here, using its new DHCP-supplied IP address (I didn't try a
"routerlogin" name), I got a BASIC page with "Wireless | OFF".
Different hardware, different firmware, but I don't think that you got
your gizmo into wireless bridge mode. (If the SSID+passphrase
credentials (or "Security Option") were bad, then it might revert to
some lame/normal mode. But I know nothing.)
On the main router here (D7000[v1], V1.0.1.78_1.0.1), the Attached
Devices report shows the R7000-as-bridge, with its new DHCP-supplied IP
address, and what I assume is its wireless-interface MAC address. It
also shows the bridge-connected MacBook which is wired to the
R7000-as-bridge (at the sequentially next LAN IP address).
ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home says:
Status Hardware Version R7000 Firmware Version V1.0.11.116_10.2.100 GUI Language Version V1.0.11.116_2.1.38.1 Wireless Settings (5GHz) [The band I chose.] Name (SSID) Antinode Link Rate 866.6 Mbps Connection Status Connected Client Status MAC Address C4:04:15:1A:19:F7 IP Address 10.0.0.229 DHCP Client ON IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP Address 10.0.0.1 [The D7000.] Domain Name Server 10.0.0.1
All of which makes sense.
> [...] I'd reset the thing, connect it to nothing except a
> computer with an Ethernet connection, and try it all again.
Still my advice. And I wouldn't touch the wireless settings, other
than what's in the "setup bride mode wireless settings" pop-up. And I'd
be sure to set those to agree fully with the main router.
What could go wrong?
I made a real "rookie" mistake during the configuraiton. I thought my home WiFi networked used WPA when in fact it was WPA-2. I had assumed the R6330 would give me an error when it didn't connected to the WiFi network and not show "Internet Staus: GOOD" on the main page. I've attached the steps used to get it configured properly for me that include screenshots.