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Connect a wired device to wifi in another room
I have a 6230 and a 6020. 6230 is connected to Cable modem. It works perfectly as a wifi router. All wireless devices connect to internet, and wired devices connect to internet.
I have a physical server in another room and its ethernet only, no wifi.
I want to use the 6020 to allow me to connect this server phys port to the phys ports of the 6020 and let the wifi connect me to the 6230.
I thought this was called bridge mode. Perhaps I missed the boat.
I setup bridge mode on the 6020, but it doesnt every ask me for the wifi router information.
Do I have the concept wrong here?
> I have a 6230 and a 6020. [...]
R6230? R6020?
> [...] Cable modem [...]
Maker? Model number?
> I have a physical server [...]
Not a very detailed description of that device, either.
> I thought this was called bridge mode. [...]
I agree.
> I setup bridge mode on the 6020, [...]
How, exactly?
> [...] but it doesnt every ask me for the wifi router information.As I read the R6020 User Manual, it lacks the desired feature. Same
for the R6230, for that matter. The word "bridge" does appear, but not
in the right context.> Do I have the concept wrong here?
The concept is ok, but your routers apparently lack the relevant
feature. If you consult the User Manual for a different/better model,
like, say, the R7000, and look for "Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode",
then you should see how to do what you want (with a router which does
have the desired feature).Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in the model number of
interest, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read.Very likely there are wireless-network adapters which could be
installed in or attached to your (unspecified) "a physical server" which
would give it wireless-network capability. Or, if you had a router in
your junk box which had the desired feature, then you could use it.Other options exist, too, but would tend to cost more (Powerline
adapters, for example).
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> I have a 6230 and a 6020. [...]
R6230? R6020?
> [...] Cable modem [...]
Maker? Model number?
> I have a physical server [...]
Not a very detailed description of that device, either.
> I thought this was called bridge mode. [...]
I agree.
> I setup bridge mode on the 6020, [...]
How, exactly?
> [...] but it doesnt every ask me for the wifi router information.As I read the R6020 User Manual, it lacks the desired feature. Same
for the R6230, for that matter. The word "bridge" does appear, but not
in the right context.> Do I have the concept wrong here?
The concept is ok, but your routers apparently lack the relevant
feature. If you consult the User Manual for a different/better model,
like, say, the R7000, and look for "Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode",
then you should see how to do what you want (with a router which does
have the desired feature).Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in the model number of
interest, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read.Very likely there are wireless-network adapters which could be
installed in or attached to your (unspecified) "a physical server" which
would give it wireless-network capability. Or, if you had a router in
your junk box which had the desired feature, then you could use it.Other options exist, too, but would tend to cost more (Powerline
adapters, for example).> I have a 6230 and a 6020. [...]
R6230? R6020? = yup, i had clicked the router type box at the top and it does appear in the post.
> [...] Cable modem [...]
Maker? Model number? = not necessary in this scenario, the wifi router connected passes traffic correctly, as noted.
> I have a physical server [...]
Not a very detailed description of that device, either. = its a dell tower box without a wifi card. it runs ESXi 7 (server is on the hcl) which isnt known to have nic drivers for all sorts of off the shelf wifi cards. I didnt feel that needed explaining to get the gist of the question across.
> I setup bridge mode on the 6020, [...]
How, exactly? = I went to advanced, vlan/bridge setup. Like it said in the manual on page 83 for the R6020.
> [...] but it doesnt every ask me for the wifi router information.As I read the R6020 User Manual, it lacks the desired feature. Same
for the R6230, for that matter. The word "bridge" does appear, but not
in the right context. === so that explains it...the "bridge setup" mentioned in manual is not the type of bridge I wanted. Time to shop for another model. This time ill be sure to check it for 'bridge mode' features.thanks for answering.
- May I suggest a WiFi extender. Most dual band extenders plug into the wall an connect via WiFi to your main router. These also have a physical port for connecting “wired only” devices.
I tried a R6700v3, it setup fine, but quickly dropped packets and connections when under data transfer. However, I had an old linksys e1200, loaded dd-wrt and setup the bridge, it worked perfect. It even allowed me to repurpose the WAN port to a LAN port, now i have 5 ports usable.
Interestingly enough.. the manual for R6700 has bridge mode setup, but the manual for R6700v3 does not. However, I did find a radio button in advanced wireless setup called "other mode" when checked offered the option for bridge mode.