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toicy4ya
Dec 01, 2021Follower
R8000 Nighthawk AC3200 Slow Wifi Speed
Hi guys, I need some advice. I currently have Frontier internet service 500/500M. I have a Nighthawk AC3200 connected via ethernet to frontier’s Arris NVG468MQ router. (The reason I have the Nigh...
michaelkenward
Dec 01, 2021Guru - Experienced User
toicy4ya wrote:
I need some advice. I currently have Frontier internet service 500/500M. I have a Nighthawk AC3200 connected via ethernet to frontier’s Arris NVG468MQ router. (The reason I have the Nighthawk AC3200 connected to the Arris router is because of a location issue at home).
That's a "gateway" (modem router). So you are piling router on router.
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
How to fix issues with Double NAT | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Then this:
arris nvg468mq router bridge mode - Google Search