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Bridge Mode Sharing Issues
Weird Issue im having. I have a Router/Modem Combo from ISP (Primary Router) I needed to attach some network devices that dont have wireless from a distance so i added an R7000 (Secondary Router) in bridge mode (Connected Via WIFI and then using the LAN ports to connect the devices.
Setup appears to be working, i can run speed tests, and have full internet access but dont seem to be able to access local network shares. I can ping in both directions, and can VNC from Primary to Secondary, But i cannot VNC from Secondary to Primary and both directions seem to produce weird (umm inconsistent) device lists in my network places.
Bridge mode on the R7000 really reduces the settings i jhave control over. and was setup in pretty much automatically.
DHCP on the secondary seems to be off.
IP Address of the secondary was issued by the primary.
Gateway IP and Subnet are all configured correctly to the information on the primary router.
Any Ideas?
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When in bridge mode, the R7000 works just as a wireless client so all data just passes thru the R7000 in this mode. There should not be any kind of data manipulation in this mode. So you won't see any additional features and user configurations like you would in Router mode. There is no need since the data is just flowing thru the antennas and to the LAN ports.
Make sure you are connected to the LAN ports and not the WAN port. I don't believe the WAN port is usable in Wireless Bridge mode.
