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ielliott22
Aspirant
Jan 31, 2021
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MK62 - won't connect to the internet

Alright, so I recently upgraded to Fiber optic internet. I currently have the nighthawk AC1900 (R7000) but the walls in my house were killing the signal upstairs. I purchased the MK62 mesh wifi6 system and the light on the router stays the amber color, indicating that it can't connect to the internet. I reset my modem multiple times, and even plugged in the old router to make sure the internet was working and it is. Any clue what to do? I was told a lot of mesh networks won't work with Fiber optic, is there any truth to that?

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Jan 31, 2021

    the gateway is a modem/router combo device. 

    having 2 devices on the network in router mode causes a doube nat. 

    https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT

     

    options to fix? (only use 1)

    1. put the gigacenter in modem only/passthrough/bridge mode. Whatever your specific isp calls it

    2. put the netgears ip address into the gigacenters DMZ

    3. Put the netgear in access point mode. 

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      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        the gateway is a modem/router combo device. 

        having 2 devices on the network in router mode causes a doube nat. 

        https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT

         

        options to fix? (only use 1)

        1. put the gigacenter in modem only/passthrough/bridge mode. Whatever your specific isp calls it

        2. put the netgears ip address into the gigacenters DMZ

        3. Put the netgear in access point mode.