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Comcast/Nighthawk IP assignment conflict?
Hi, I recently installed my new Nighthawk, I am impressed and it is working pretty well. But I have a Comcast ISP and they give you a router as part of the cable modem. That Router assigns 10.0....
AP Mode is not the default setting and I don't think the R7000 would have enabled it by itself. You may have been asked during initial setup whether you wanted to set it up as an AP.
In any case, now that we've established that AP Mode is enabled, the R7000 is not acting as a DHCP server. The R7000 will relay DHCP messages back and forth between attached clients and your Comcast router.
If you are not using the Comcast wireless network, then you should turn it off. It'll free up the wireless channel plus remove one thing for people to hack.
I believe "KISS" would apply here.....use comcast in bridge mode with netgear in router mode or comcast in router mode with netgear in AP mode.