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5Down1Up
Aspirant
Aug 03, 2016
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R7000 Static routing not able to reach internet

Hello, I have a delima where the PCs on a different subnet cannot access the internet through the R7000. Before we get into this, I want to note that I've tested this and verified working with 3 di...
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TheEther
Guru
Aug 03, 2016

The problem is that the R7000 will only NAT its own subnet.  It won't NAT traffic from other subnets.  A Netgear engineer confirmed this with me some time ago.

 

Give Asuswrt-Merlin a shot.  Unlike some other 3rd party firmware, it supports hardware acceleration.  Hopefully, it also supports NAT for other subnets with hardware acceleration.

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    5Down1Up
    Aspirant
    Aug 04, 2016

    TheEther

     

    Thank you for the prompt response and helpful information.  Let me give Asuswrt-Merlin a look.

     

    Thanks!