NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
TroyK
May 26, 2022Aspirant
Router internal IP is not the same as my external IP provided by provider.
I have 2 R7000 routers. On one of them the router internal ip (found while using the browser to access the router) is the same as my say... (what's my ip) ip address. On the other router those two ...
- May 26, 2022
They might be at different locations, but the one you have a screensnip of is in a double nat.
plemans
May 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
They might be at different locations, but the one you have a screensnip of is in a double nat.
TroyK
May 26, 2022Aspirant
Thank you!, great forum help! really...
I called optimum and they put their router in 'bridge' mode.
Restarted the modem and router and bang... numbers match...
No wonder I couldn't get port forwarding to work at home!!!
Again, to both you folks...
Thank you for taking the time to provide such pertinent feedback.
Issue solved....
Cheers
Troy
- FURRYe38May 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Would be nice to know what the brand and model is of that modem router. 😉
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡