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Wireless Bridge Mode wired connected computer loses internet connection everyday
Hi, Firmware Version: V1.0.11.110_10.2.100 Mode: Wireless bridge mode Everyday, I shutdown the computer, which is connected to the R7000 via LAN cable, at night and start it in the next day mor...
syb11 wrote:
You don't understand ..
Quite likely given your "explanation".
You may think that your explanation is transparent. That no one else has chipped in suggests that they have not spotted any lapses in my understanding. (Believe me, they are quick to jump in if they have more to add.)
So, you have two routers on your network.
The unnamed "bridge" and the R7000.
What is this "AP" bit?
Is there any reason why you won't tell people what this gateway is? I ask because getting wireless repeater (bridge mode) to work is very much device dependent.
But if you aren't prepared to explain what is going on, you could always pay for a subscription to Geeksquad.
I didn't say because you had not asked for the vendor name or something like that.
the router / gateway is a no brand given by my ISP.
the AP is a UniFi AP.
The point is, the R7000 wireless bridge mode is perfectly functional for the daytime, and lost function overnight. And resume the function after a reboot. It's annoying to have to reboot it everyday or I have to keep my computer on all the time.
> You may think that your explanation is transparent. That no one else
> has chipped in suggests that they have not spotted any lapses in my
> understanding. (Believe me, they are quick to jump in if they have more
> to add.)Not really. For example:
> > GW (x.x.x.1) - AP (x.x.x.2) ==RF== R7000 (x.x.x.3) ==wired==PC (x.x.x.4)
>
> Sorry, but that means nothing to me.That's not a "lapse"?
I interpreted that as "GW" = GateWay, "AP" = (wireless) Access Point,
"==RF==" = Radio (Frequency) connection, "R7000" as the R7000-as-bridge,
and "PC" as Personal Computer, with the parenthetical numbers as (LAN)
IP addresses. Seemed pretty clear and obvious to me (although exactly
which ports on the GW and R7000 were not explicitly specified).
I'd've carped about this earlier, but I didn't have anything like a
solution to offer, and I don't like to carp without having anything
useful to offer. But, if you want to interpret my reticence as
confirmation of your own wisdom, then you might expect to trigger a
Popeye moment.
> The point is, [...]I got it. A Web or forum search for terms like:
R7000 bridge
might find some similar complaints, but I haven't tried it, and my
memory is imperfect.To me, it sounds like bad firmware, so, lacking any actual
information, I'd try some popular older version, perhaps
V1.0.9.42_10.2.44, or something even older. No bets.Thank you for the suggestion. I would try installing the old firmware later.
In fact, I opened ticket to the Netgear support and he suggested me install the 1.0.11.110, which is what I am currently using...
He also suggested reconfiguring the wireless bridge mode.
I just don't have the time to confirm if this is work or not.
Thanks for taking time for the community.
Is this a common issue for R7000. I am having kind of the same problem. The computer connecting to the lan port can connect right after bridge mode configuration. But after a while, the internet light of R7000 shut down and the computer cannot connect to the internet any more. I checked R7000's web UI. It shows internet connection is down. If I reboot, internet can recover. But I can connect my phone to the AP the R7000 bridge connects to and the phone can connect to the internet without any problem. Will downgrade firmware help? I don't remember seeing this problem before. I am using the latest firmware. If I put the R7000 in access point mode, the client connecting to R7000 will not lose connection. It's more like a R7000 bridge mode problem.
syb11 wrote:I didn't say because you had not asked for the vendor name or something like that.
the router / gateway is a no brand given by my ISP.
the AP is a UniFi AP.
The point is, the R7000 wireless bridge mode is perfectly functional for the daytime, and lost function overnight. And resume the function after a reboot. It's annoying to have to reboot it everyday or I have to keep my computer on all the time.
I actually had the same problem as you. The connection is fine at first and got lost overngiht.