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Wired devices cannot connect to the internet
If I try to connect a device to the router via ethernet cable, whether it be a laptop or another device, I cannot connect to the internet using that wired device. The Nighthawk app lists the wired...
> [...] I cannot connect to the internet using that wired device.
What's the IP address of "that wired device"? (Is "that wired
device" using DHCP to get its IP parameters?) Of the WAN/Internet
interface of the RAX120? (ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home : Internet Port :
Internet IP Address)
"cannot" is not a useful problem description. It does not say what
you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual,
showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
A bad (manual?) DNS configuration can cause various problems even
when basic Internet connectivity is good, for example.
> tp-link tends to tolerate double nats better.
Or, there is no double-NAT here.
> the Netcomm ndd-0300 has its own integrated wireless from what I could
> find.
Thanks for the helpful link. I know nothing, but I got a different
impression from:
Look for "A compatible Wi-Fi gateway". But documentation does seem
sparse.
> [...] That's a great suggestion.
Perhaps. My money would be elsewhere. (But what do I know?)
> [...] how can I easily work out what the new IP address of the router
> will be [...]
When configured as a wireless access point, a typical Netgear router
will, by default ("Get dynamically from existing router"), get its
new/different LAN IP address using DHCP (typically from the DHCP server
in the main router). If you want it to get some specific (memorable?)
address, then you can normally reserve an address for it on that DHCP
server.
Of course, if the NDD-300 does not include a router, then the
RAX120-as-WAP would try to get its address (et al.) from your ISP, which
would be unlikely to work well.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access Point".
> [...] (so I can login and change the settings back if it doesn't
> work)?
The Reset button can be useful in such situations.
I have attempted to set up the RAX120 router as an access point and it was unsuccessful as none of my devices could connect to the router. I ended up having to do a hard reset of the router.
Dtrain84 wrote:
I have attempted to set up the RAX120 router as an access point and it was unsuccessful as none of my devices could connect to the router. I ended up having to do a hard reset of the router.
There's a lot of flailing around going on here. I'd go back to basics.
How about talking to people who are deep into NBN things?
among other discussions here:
Did you say which ISP you are with?
michaelkenward wrote:There's a lot of flailing around going on here. I'd go back to basics.
How about talking to people who are deep into NBN things?
How is it an NBN thing when another cheaper and inferior router works just fine?
I came here to seek the assistance of Netgear equipment experts.
Dtrain84 wrote:
michaelkenward wrote:
There's a lot of flailing around going on here. I'd go back to basics.
How about talking to people who are deep into NBN things?
How is it an NBN thing when another cheaper and inferior router works just fine?
I came here to seek the assistance of Netgear equipment experts.
Your call, but that's not always the best approach.
These issues are often a subtle mixture of the equipment (Netgear in this case) and the (unknown) Internet service provider.
In this case, we are talking about NBN. That is a rat's nest of many ISPs with different network technologies.
From the message traffic here, we get plenty of problems from NBN users. But they vanish as soon as they get their problems sorted. Or maybe they just give up and jump ship.
I'd guess that a decent NBN forum would have more Netgear knowledgeable users that there are NBN experts here. Let's face, you are in Oz and seem to have gaps in your understanding of how NBN works.
And as you can see, even the "Netgear experts" are at odds when it comes to different brands of router. I linked to an information source about all things NBN.
But by all means feel free to continue to flail around.
Or do as suggested and deal with outstanding questions.
Did you say which ISP you are with?
There is no such thing as too much information.
