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Router slowing down browsing
I've got a Netgear R8000 router with the latest firmware (installed .80 last night). The problem I'm asking for help with existed prior to the firmware update. Configuration: I've got a Nokia 5...
Thank you for responding!
You are correct, and this is not the first time I've heard this,
my challenge is that TMobile says this modem cannot be placed in bridge mode (they claim it lacks a setting to do so). I am also stuck with an older firmware version for it because only that version works with my work VPN which is also required. So I can't change the firmware on it to check and see if maybe bridge mode might be available.
I do also need the separate WiFi signal to access the settings via the required TMobile app. (It is possible to access many settings via IP address, but they do not overlap completely with those in the required app). I am told that there is a YouTube video out there that explains how to turn the WiFi signal off on the modem. If it is easy to turn off the WiFi signal, I could try that. But is that enough to resolve a double NAT issue?
Thank you.
VJOGuy wrote:
If it is easy to turn off the WiFi signal, I could try that. But is that enough to resolve a double NAT issue?
No. The router section remains active.
Thank you. I'll have to talk to the informal TMobile Support community to see if anyone has found a work-around for that.
Thank you again!
> [...] put the second router into AP mode [...]
What happened to that suggestion? Did I miss something?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point".No changes to the router are required for that. (But a DHCP address
reservation on the main/only router for the R8000-as-WAP might be
helpful.)