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Chilli71
Jun 30, 2021Aspirant
MS60 satellites link order
I have MK60 with 3 MS60. The ideal configuration would be that one satellite connects to each other. Instead one choses to go through two brickwalls with 2feet in total intstead connecting to the sa...
Chilli71
Jul 06, 2021Aspirant
Looks like WiFi Mesh is no real Mesh.
I just wish I knew all the limitations before I bought it. And the inmature status of the firmware. I just discovered a new bug today: if I turn off get IP via DHCP on the internet port and select get DNS address from provider it still sets the DNS to static and since I've not adjusted the static address it is 0.0.0.0 Somehow that didn't work well 🤣.
With modem I meant a 4G router.
I just wish I knew all the limitations before I bought it. And the inmature status of the firmware. I just discovered a new bug today: if I turn off get IP via DHCP on the internet port and select get DNS address from provider it still sets the DNS to static and since I've not adjusted the static address it is 0.0.0.0 Somehow that didn't work well 🤣.
With modem I meant a 4G router.
schumaku
Jul 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Chilli71 wrote:
Looks like WiFi Mesh is no real Mesh. I just wish I knew all the limitations before I bought it.
Industry standard I'm afraid ...
Chilli71 wrote:
And the inmature status of the firmware. I just discovered a new bug today: if I turn off get IP via DHCP on the internet port and select get DNS address from provider it still sets the DNS to static and since I've not adjusted the static address it is 0.0.0.0 Somehow that didn't work well 🤣
Old misleading Netgear UI implementation I admit. But technically correct: Without DHCP (resp. something similar for DSL PPP encapsulated connections), there is nothing assigned from the ISP. Why? Without DHCP, there is no alternate source to get the DNS IP from the ISP.
Chilli71 wrote:
With modem I meant a 4G router.
Suspected something the like.
So happy I have not much to deal with Netgear's consumer equipment.