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R6260 devices can't get up after power cycle
Every time power goes off and on devices say can't get up and won't connect. I have 25 devices. I have to do a factory reset to fix it. Works until the next power cycle them have to reset again.
I have R6080 and R6260. I reset both to factory defaults, then set up only changing the ssid and password. If I power cycle the 6080, everything comes back up no problems. I have 25 devices, cameras, smart plugs, tvs, speakers, computers. Now if I cycle power to the 6260, my phone keeps saying can't get ip and my cameras are flashing led which means not connected. Sometimes my roku will connect though, but not all devices. I tried unplugging the modem and router and then starting the modern first, but that doesn't work. I started noticing problems after I updated to latest firmware couple weeks ago. Also if I log in to router it is red and says not connected to internet, but it always shows that even when it's working. Before the firmware update, I think it says good in green letters. I have cm400 modem. My old 6080 works great but it's only 100 speed and my modem is 1000. I can shut the whole house off and everything comes back up fine. I need the faster router though so I may just buy a new one. Note I also put old firmware back in 6260 and had same problems. I plan on getting more devices too so a new one may be best.
bjdoty wrote:
I have R6080 and R6260.
If you are running both on the same network, no wonder you have problems.
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
But I am getting hopelessly confused here. (Easily done.) A steady drip of new details doesn't help.
bjdoty wrote:
Now if I cycle power to the 6260, my phone keeps saying can't get ip and my cameras are flashing led which means not connected.
I cannot see how that relates to power cuts. But I am lost as to what is going on here.
- Sorry for the confusion this is the first time I posted on here I did not post much at first because I didn't know if anyone would even respond. I am not using both routers at the same time. I tested each router one at a time the main problem is on the new router when power is cycled my devices cannot get an IP address. on the old router, I can turn power off and on several times and all my devices connect just fine. That's why I am using the old router now but it's slower and less range.
bjdoty wrote:
I tested each router one at a time the main problem is on the new router when power is cycled my devices cannot get an IP address.I'd work on fixing that. If you can mend it, then the power thing may well go away.
What firmware is on it?
The CM400 isn't the newest device around, but a modem doesn't have to do as much works as a router. It probably doesn't have much, if anything, to do with what you see.
Then again, you said earlier "my modem is 1000". Not according to the data sheet.
"The NETGEAR CM400 High Speed Cable Modem provides a connection to high-speed cable Internet with speeds up to 340 Mbps."
The LAN port may be Gigabit Ethernet, but it doesn't promise to deliver that from the Internet.
- R6260 has 1.1.0.78. I put that in couple weeks ago. It's the latest firmware. I thought modem was 1000 because when I plug in r6260 the light is green, but when I plug in the r6080 the light is yellow on both modem and router. I have 200 mbps internet, so I guess the cm400 is ok.