Nighthawk wireless ap access point has routing functions so the network is not flat. When I used the nighthawks in conjunction with other network switches. So calling the unit wireless access point function is not a wireless access point when it is routing network traffic. I know this to be true because it blocks the iTunes server traffic. Because the hard wired iTunes server and nighthawk are both plugged into the main switch together. I Setup the nighthawk as a wireless access point plug into the main switch using the Internet port as shown in the manual. But no iTunes server. I then plug the iTunes server into the back of the nighthawk and the connected devices on nighthawk 1 can see the server and stream had movies. But at the other end of the house with nighthawk 2 the connected devices can not see the iTunes server. Netgear need to get the stuff straight on what the difference between routing a network vs a flat network topology is. As least not call it a "wireless access point" if the unit is routing and blocking port traffic.
I don't doubt that things aren't working, but let's try to tease out what's happening.
What are the model numbers of your Nighthawks?
Are the devices that are sitting behind a Nighthawk being placed into a different subnet? If not, the Nighthawk is not functioning as a router.
Can other devices behind Nighthawk 1 communicate with devices behind Nighthawk 2?
Is your main switch really a switch or is it a router? If it's a switch, is it plugged into a router?
When the iTunes server was plugged into the main switch, could devices behind Nighthawk 1 ping the server? How about the direction? Could the iTunes server ping devices behind Nighthawk 1?
