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Trying to get an open nat type on my rax40 router
Hey guys I been having this problem for a while I had to support help me last time but then I reset my router because I got booted and now it’s back to nat type 3 I been trying to get it back by port ...
Q4 wrote:
So if it’s the ap mode thats been switched back how would I change that
How do I change my NETGEAR router to AP mode? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Okay i did that But now I can’t access the different settings like port forward and I can’t use my cable only WiFi and I’m still nat type 3
Once again we go back to the nature of your internet service.
Q4 wrote:
Okay i did that But now I can’t access the different settings like port forward and I can’t use my cable only WiFi and I’m still nat type 3If you put your router into AP mode, it breaks a lot of things:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
If you need to put a router into AP mode to get it to work, then it is back to the main router in front of the AP to handle things like port forwarding.
That we don't know what is at the heart of your Internet network, we can only guess about what is happening.
plemans has summed it all up in this message:
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