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R8000 Different IP's
Odd question and not sure what is wrong or misconfigured.
My Nighthawk has a different IP range than the rest of my network. My Nighthawk R8000 issues out IP in the 10.0.0.x range while the rest of my network 192.168.0.x. Is there something misconfigured?
> [...] My Nighthawk R8000 [...]
> Model: R8000P|Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri Band WiFi Router
Which (if any) is true? Firmware version?
> My Nighthawk has a different IP range than the rest of my network.
> [...]What all constitutes "the rest of my network"? The presence of
another router which uses the same LAN subnet as the default for the
Netgear router will cause the Netgear router to change its LAN IP
address and subnet to avoid a conflict.Why do you have the R8000 in addition to your other router?
> [...] Is there something misconfigured?
Your network? If you want all your devices on the same LAN subnet,
then cascading multiple routers would qualify as "misconfigured".
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for a topic like
"Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point".
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> [...] My Nighthawk R8000 [...]
> Model: R8000P|Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri Band WiFi Router
Which (if any) is true? Firmware version?
> My Nighthawk has a different IP range than the rest of my network.
> [...]What all constitutes "the rest of my network"? The presence of
another router which uses the same LAN subnet as the default for the
Netgear router will cause the Netgear router to change its LAN IP
address and subnet to avoid a conflict.Why do you have the R8000 in addition to your other router?
> [...] Is there something misconfigured?
Your network? If you want all your devices on the same LAN subnet,
then cascading multiple routers would qualify as "misconfigured".
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for a topic like
"Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point".I am testing using the router as an AP to see if it resolves the IP issues and software issues. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
Srast wrote:
My Nighthawk R8000 issues out IP in the 10.0.0.x range while the rest of my network 192.168.0.x.
In brief, that's usually a sign that you have a pair or routers on the network. Add the R8000 to an existing router – possible a modem/router given the 192.168.0.x – and it will try to make life easier by going for the 10.0.0.x range.
Now for the longer bit of boilerplate text:
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. But some Internet service providers, such as BT in the UK, supply modem/routers that won't work in bridge mode. There may be ways to get the modem/router to cooperate, but sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
