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R7000, Fiber (CenturyLink) and router switch
I have a Netgear R7000/AC1900 router, I'm trying to plug in the ethernet cable that goes into the CenturyLink router that has the connection to fiber. I would like to replace the CenturyLink router ...
WayneD214 wrote:
I have a Netgear R7000/AC1900 router, I'm trying to plug in the ethernet cable
that goes into the CenturyLink router that has the connection to fiber.
You are trying to plug the R7000 into the CenturyLink router?
Tiy shgoukd be able to plug the R7000 into whatever CenturyLink uses to deliver the Internet to you. What is that?
Remember, you don't just plug the router into the Internet. You turn the router on after you plug it in. And you should reset the router before you connect it to a different Internet service. You need to get it to forget any past settings.
I'm trying to eliminate the CenturyLink/Quantum router. I talked to them (Century Link)
a month or so ago and they said that VLAN tagging DHCP not PPOE. I was also
reading through forum posts and I noticed some folks said to switch the mode to
"router" from "bridge"(??)
Where are you seeing this information regarding modes?
The R7000 series router only supports the following modes: Router, AP and Wireless Bridge (Client Wifi)
I was reading through the forum looking for CenturyLink router info and a couple of the postings mentioned the "router" switch.
Doesn't really give details on the "router" switch.
For ISP modems, you'll need to ask the ISP about replaceing there HW with something different. If it can't be replaced, then try the following:
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem. https://kb.netgear.com/25891/DMZ-on-NETGEAR-routers?_ga=2.190834155.1964120923.1641394007-133989108.1641394007
https://kb.netgear.com/24086/How-do-I-set-up-a-default-DMZ-server-on-my-Nighthawk-router
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the NG router to the modem, LAN to LAN configure AP mode on the NG router.
https://kb.netgear.com/24104/How-do-I-change-my-Nighthawk-router-to-AP-mode-after-I-ve-already-run-setup
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode
