I have 2 Nighthawk R6700v3 routers. Router 1 is connected to my Metronet modem via the WAN port. Router 2 is connected via the LAN port on Router 1 to the WAN port on Router 2. Router 2 is set up as an Access Point. Both are broadcasting the same 2.4 and 5G SSID's with the same password. I can be sitting in a room with a laptop hardwire connected to Router 2 via a LAN cable, an Amazon Firestick connected to Router 2 (it's in the same room) via 2.4 wireless, and my Iphone will lose it's 5g connection. When I turn off Wi-fi on my Iphone and try to reconnect I get a "no internet connection" message for both the 2.4 and 5G SSID's. Going down to my basement and powering off and then back on Router 1 will solve the issue. Any ideas what I need to do?
The R6700's aren't mesh routers. Devices won't roam like they would with a mesh system. They'll tend to be sticky and want to stay connected to the router they originally connected to.
For this reason, i usually recommend people use a seperate ssid for them. That way you can manually switch when you want.
Also, when one is ran as an access point, you need to make sure they're on different wireless channels or they'll interfere with each other.
For example, put router 1 with 2.4ghz on channel 1 and a lower 5ghz channel. Put router 2 on channel 11 and the higher 5ghz channels.
(I'd recommend doing a wireless scan to see whats best)
The metronet is an AdTran modem. So should I run Router 2 as a router with DHCP disabled on it and it's own SSID's or can I leave as an AP set the channels to different channels and broadcast it's own SSIDs?
The metronet is an AdTran modem.----model number? Just making sure you don't have a double nat issue. So should I run Router 2 as a router with DHCP disabled on it and it's own SSID's or can I leave as an AP set the channels to different channels and broadcast it's own SSIDs? Leave it as an AP but change the ssid and wireless channels.
My Iphone lost connection again this morning. I powered off/on Router #2 and that didn't help. I then powered off/on Router #1 and it connected. Should I replace Router #2 with an Extender? Is there something compatible with the 6700v3?
This might have worked. one thing i notice is that the IP address on both routers is the same now and they are 10.0.0 addresses instead of 192.168.1 addresses.. Also, the laptop that is hardwired to Router 2 now shows Router 1 as it's network. Does that all make sense?
the 2nd router must have switched its ip address to the 10.0.0.* when placed back in router mode to avoid conflict with the first router while it was still in router mode.
