Setting up two R7000 in bridge mode (1. connects the 2. to the internet and all devices use 2.!)

[michims]

Hi,

I am having troubles with finding my NAS drives via Wifi.

Since I moved my NAS drives to the location of my second router and connect the first router to the internet and all my mobile devices and laptops, I am having troubles connecting to my NAS drives. Sometimes it works but most often it does not.

I have set up the first router as "router mode" and the second router als "bridge mode".

Can I change the setup, so that my second router is connected to the NAS drives and also works as my router for the mobile devices and laptops? Then the first router would just connect to the internet and transfer it via bridge to the second router.

I tried this, but it does not seem to work...

Regards

Michael

[michims · Accepted solution]

Just to close this topic: Got the solution working by using a Netgear powerline set. It provides internet access to my router located ad the TV and works flawlessly. Wireless AC is not the answer to everything, I realize 😉

Thanks for the discussion anyway.

[Retired_Member]

What are NAS drives?

[michims]

Network Attached Storage. Harddrives with video and music on them to share over wifi.

[Retired_Member]

Ok ...How are they connected to the network?

[Retired_Member]

Bridge mode disables routing and I believe routing is required to use any of those ready share features. A true NAS connects to the network via a LAN port and doesn't require any ready share gimmicks to function. A harddrive plugged into a USB port is not or shouldn't be referrred to as a NAS, In my opinon anyway.

If you have a true NAS and cannot find it when it's connected to a bridge then you found another weak link with Netgear Bridge mode it's unreliable and has to rebooted every few days or client hanging off the bridge loose connection.

Ap mode is the best option, but requires a data cable between router and the AP.

[michims]

Hi,

It's a real NAS (Synology), connected to my second router.

Question is: Can I provide internet connection to my network by setting up one of the routers as bridge and connecting it to the internet?

Or does the primary router need to be the one providing internet connection?

Regards

Michael

[Retired_Member]

Great! A real NAS is good thing. What exactly are you trying to do?

A bridge is used to connect a device(s) that do not have wireless adapters and cannot be connected to the router's LAN ports...................any device connected to the bridge LAN ports should have LAN and WAN access.  No need to connect WAN port in bridge mode. What's the issue?

[michims]

What I need to do (due to the layout of my flat) looks like this:

router 1 (R7000) in bridge mode, Internet-Connection, Printer (all connected via LAN cable).

wifi...

Router 2 (R7000) in router mode, NAS1, NAS2, TV.

But this does not work somehow - no internet available on router 2 and attached devices.

When I use router 1 as router and 2 as bridge, the NAS are often not visible, which is a known netgear router issue...

Any ideas? 😉

[Retired_Member]

You got it backwards!

1 in router 2 in bridge.........

[michims]

I know, that your proposed solution works, BUT I want to use it the other way round. Because my NASs do not work in the proposed setup.

Thats the tricky part 😉

[Retired_Member]

Good luck!

[michims · Accepted solution]

Just to close this topic: Got the solution working by using a Netgear powerline set. It provides internet access to my router located ad the TV and works flawlessly. Wireless AC is not the answer to everything, I realize 😉

Thanks for the discussion anyway.