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I want to setup my XR500 as a wireless ethernet bridge. Why? Becuase I have an XR500 and 4 devices that do not have WiFi adapters in a room that I can't run a wire. I know I could use a cheaper router to do this, but I already have an XR500. I don't need to use the wi-fi on my XR500, except to brigde to another router. (If I could run a wire, I would use a 5 port Gb switch) Netgear has instructions for how to set up a router in bridge mode: https://kb.netgear.com/24105/What-is-bridge-mode-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Nighthawk-router But I think these instructions are not for the XR500. Any help is appreciated.8.7KViews0likes7CommentsLB2120 Providing Private IP to device connected in bridge mode
My LB2120 is exhibiting some odd behavior. When I set it to bridge mode, it's supposed to pass the WAN IP to the connected device. It doesn't seem to be doing this. Instead, it provides a private 10.X.X.X IP to the device connected to the LAN port. This is causing me to be unable to setup port forwarding to devices inside my network. I'm not really interested in setting it back to router mode if I can avoid it as that would cause dual-NAT. I'd like to stay away from dual-NAT as that will cause me additional issues. Any ideas on how to get the Netgear to pass my public IP to my device instead of the private address?AC3000 Connect to Comcast
Good evening, I'm trying to set up my Orbi RBR50 with my current Comcast ISP. I can set up the Orbi network, but then when I set Orbi to Router mode and enable bridging on Comcast hardware the network drops out. So, ultimately, I'd like to set it up to run as the router and disable the Comcast wifi. What steps am I missing? Thank youLB2120 - Bridge Mode Issues
First some details about my setup and what I've learned so far about bridge mode on the LB2120. The next posts will describe some issues I'm having and ask for help. I'm using an LB210 in bridge mode with the WAN port connected to my LAN and the LAN port connected to a single raspberry pi. I'm using bridge mode because it allows me to reach the raspberry pi from my local network without setting up port forwarding rules as long as the wireline broadband connection is active (eg LB2120 not failed-over to mobile). Based on observation, the LB2120's bridge mode doesn't behave like bridge mode on other routers. It does allow the single device connected to the LB2120 LAN port to be reached from devices on its WAN port without port forwarding rules, which is nice, but traffic between the WAN and LAN ports isn't actually bridged in a manner consistent with the IEEE's 802.1D bridging standard. To make my setup work, first I assigned a static IP to the LB2120 for management (say 192.168.1.200), put the device into bridge mode, connected the raspberry pi to the LAN port and my local network to the WAN port. Next, I put a static DHCP entry into my main router with the mac address of the LB2120 and the IP address I want to assign to the raspberry pi (say 192.168.1.20). I added a second static DHCP entry in my router to reserve 192.168.1.200, but this entry has a junk mac address. With this setup, the network on the WAN side of the LB2120 never sees the mac address of the raspberry pi (eg the device connected to the LAN port of the LB2120), only the mac address of the LB2120. The LB2120 appears to replace the mac layer as it moves packets between the WAN port and the LAN port. As best as I can tell, at some point the LB2120 sends a DHCP request out of the WAN side to get an IP address for the device on the LAN side. I assume this request is made by the LB2120 in response to a DHCP request from the device on the LAN side. But the key is that the DHCP request isn't just relayed from the LAN port to the WAN port. Instead, the LB2120 seems to put its own mac address in the DHCP request before it sends it out on the WAN side. (keep in mind that the management interface on the LB2120 already has a statically assigned IP). When the LB2120 receives the DHCP response on the WAN side, it relays the IP it gets to the device on the LAN side. However, it doesn't just relay the DHCP reply it got from the WAN port. It seems to build a new DHCP reply to send out to the LAN port device. The DHCP info it sends to the LAN device has the netmask hardcoded to 255.255.255.0 regardless of the netmask in the original WAN side DHCP reply. Also, it seems that the DNS server IP is hardcoded to xxx.xxx.xxx.2 (eg 192.168.1.2 if the DHCP assigned WAN IP is 192.168.1.xx). So even in bridge mode, it looks like the LB2120 makes itself the DNS for the device connected on the LAN port. So as best as I can tell, this is how bridge mode works on the LB2120. The path between the WAN port and the LAN port isn't strictly routed or firewalled, but the LB2120 replaces the layer 2 part of all packets as they move between the 2 bridged ports.AC1750 in wireless bridge
Salve, ho un modem fibra telecom technicolor TG789vac V2 collegato ad internet, vorrei usare il mio preesistente AC1750 R6400 come bridge wireless a cui vorrei poi collegare con cavo ethernet alcuni apparecchi (TV, NAS, Console, TVBox). È possibile farlo?Solved5.8KViews0likes2CommentsR7000 in bridge mode (AP) with Disney Circle
Hello, I have a R7000 router, in bridge mode wich is connected to my ISP supplied modem, a Huawei brand. I need to have the Huawei connected becuase it has a VOIP connection and the R7000 doesnt. I want to use the new Disney Circle, however when I go to connect to the R7000 via the iOS APP it says that I cant connect to the R7000 when it is in AP or Bridge Mode. My question is. How can I use Disney Circle (full paid access) with my current setup. Are then any settings or hardware changes I can do? I know I can remove the Huawei, but I will lose my VOIP.2.5KViews1like3CommentsC6300 Cable Modem Router Bridged. Will Not Factory Reset.
I can log in via browser at 192.168.100.1 (Default Bridge IP), Router Mode is NO and will not change to YES after Apply. Also, Factory Reset button reboots the router but nothing ever changes. Also tried a hard 30/30/30 to no avail. I have a feeling my ISP is up to something (tampabay.rr.com - road runner). Cannot see SSID either as 2.4Ghz is not lit. My Network Map has 300+ items from ISP. Has anyone ever heard of something like this before?2.8KViews0likes2CommentsR6400 in bridge mode
My R6400 is not communicating with the "little black box" of our internet provider... rise broadband. And the second light from the left is not lighting up. I first thought it was a problem with rise but everything was working fine on their end and they believe the problem is my router went into "bridge mode." So what can I do to fix that?SolvedC7000 Bridge mode to R7000 am i getting all the benefits of the 24x8 channel bonding? test 0.3mbps?
I turned the C7000 router mode off and i am now using the connection via the r7000 but i am concerned that i am not experiencing all the benefits of the c7000 due to it being in bridge mode. what settings can i use to optimize my experience? I hear experiences of some who are getting many mbps and when i run a speed test it is only 0.3mbps and im paying for 60mbps. Any advice?3.1KViews0likes1CommentSetup R7000 in Bridge Mode
I upgraded my R7000 firmware from 1.0.4.28 to 1.0.7.6. I had my R7000 setup as a bridge before the upgrade. I logged into the router after the firmware update and the bridge setup now has its own section under Advanced setup instead of being a Use other operation mode check box and configuration under Wireless settings. It is totally different than the previous configuration and only the old configuration method is covered by the R7000 Users Manual. I have tried without success to configure the R7000 as a wireless bridge. There is no configuration section to input the parameters of the R7900 5G network I am trying to connect to. Can anyone help out with this configuration?Solved9.6KViews0likes3Comments