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Where is bridge mode? C6300 model
All the instructions that take me to advanced setup to turn on bridge mode Don't seem to apply to this router's settings. I cannot find bridge mode. I have a mesh system which requires me to turn on t...
For the most part, double nat's don't cause much for issues. But there's the rare device that does have issues with them. Or people have networked devices can can't access them on both because they're on the 2 different networks.
So if its working fine in a double nat and you don't have issues, then I wouldn't worry about it.
But if you're having issues, then fixing it is one of the first steps.
iCThruU18 wrote:
I'm completely rather notice off how do I get in?
You lost me there.
When I put in the IP address above it just hangs.
My experience with trying to access a modem/router in modem only (bridge) mode is that it doesn't work as explained in the manuals. Admittedly, I am using a DM200 DSL device, but the approach seems to be the same, just with a different address.
I actually called Netgear and they told me I have to reset The whole unit back to factory specs to be able to access it. I'd love to get in without doing that.
Yes, and by resetting everything, you will get access to the modem/router but then get lost with the Mesh network.
Go back to basics. ask yourself what you can do when you access the C6300 after you have put it into bridge mode.
There is nothing to manage. The router is in charge.
If you do want to play around, disconnect everything from the C6300. Connect a PC to its output and try the address you have been advised to use.
In this way, you do not need to reset everything just to play around.
If you want to investigate all this, try reading one of the manuals for a modem only box, like the CM700. Read the section "Log In to the Cable Modem".
As it says there
"After you set up the cable modem, you do not need to log in to the cable modem for normal operation."
In the end you're right. The only thing I really do in the modem is change passwords or things like that.. And with the mesh system, that's where I set the password so I guess I'll just leave it. Just makes me nervous not to have access...
Thank you for your thoughtful replies.
Thank you for your thoughtful replies.
iCThruU18 wrote:
The only thing I really do in the modem is change passwords or things like that.. And with the mesh system, that's where I set the password so I guess I'll just leave it.You've got it. There's nothing sensitive you can handle on the modem, just login password.
If you can't get in there, there isn't much chance that evil invaders will break in.
You are discovering why experienced users prefer separate modems and routers. The modem is just a dumb box. All the hard stuff happens in the router. And you get massively bigger choice if you go for stand-alone routers. There may be the occasional modem/router with some bells and whistles, but for things like gaming routers, for example, forget it.
ISPs love to supply modem/routers. Many try to keep modem only things of their networks. That is their idea of an easy life, although given their usual technical incompetence it often means grief for customers.
- I am still pretty surprised that the setup for the Google mesh system said nothing about putting the modem router in bridge mode. They made it seem like everyone has a modem only. I'm guessing that is rare on the consumer level.
iCThruU18 wrote:
I am still pretty surprised that the setup for the Google mesh system said nothing about putting the modem router in bridge mode. They made it seem like everyone has a modem only. I'm guessing that is rare on the consumer level.Your earlier messages say nothing as to why you decided to use bridge mode.
The only clue is where you wrote:
I hooked up a mesh system and it says I must put modem router in bridge mode.
We have no idea what "it" was.
A new router, Mesh or otherwise, can sometimes detect that you are trying to install it behind another router. It will then adapt is own settings accordingly.
For example, Netgear's routers like to use 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address for the local network. (Looks like Google may use the same address.) If a router sees something already there, it can set the local IP address as 10.0.0.1
This can work fine ... until you do something that doesn't work.