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I am using R6700 Nighthawk connected to a new Comcast xFi Gateway Modem. The Bridge setting on the Gateway is set to OFF and so far everything is working okay. Should the bridge mode on the Gateway a...
datadrifter wrote:
I am using R6700 Nighthawk connected to a new Comcast xFi Gateway Modem. The Bridge setting on the Gateway is set to OFF and so far everything is working okay. Should the bridge mode on the Gateway actually be set to ON?
If ON means that this unnamed (no model number so it could be one of several things) Gateway modem goes into modem only mode, then that is probably the best option.
If it is OFF, then it will still be a router.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
datadrifter wrote:
I am using R6700 Nighthawk connected to a new Comcast xFi Gateway Modem. The Bridge setting on the Gateway is set to OFF and so far everything is working okay. Should the bridge mode on the Gateway actually be set to ON?
If ON means that this unnamed (no model number so it could be one of several things) Gateway modem goes into modem only mode, then that is probably the best option.
If it is OFF, then it will still be a router.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
Sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support