NetGear MR6500 and unRAID

[teddy0]

I'm building a small mobile network out of an MR6500 and Beelink SEi12 mini PC connected via Ethernet. I'm running unRAID 6.11.5 and this allows me to run a Plex Docker image; I set the whole thing up on my home network (UniFi Dream Machine SE) and everything works flawlessly.

I plug the unRAID box into the Ethernet port of my MR6500 and it works great UNTIL the Docker container starts and then the box goes offline. I've toggled macvlan/ipvlan and no difference.

MR6500 is on latest firmware and the unRAID box can be stable for HOURS on the Ethernet connection but will drop the moment a Docker container is started.

I'm very savvy both in unRAID and network so I've already kicked around putting in an unmanaged switch (no change), new cables, battery in/out of the MR6500, etc.

Anyone else gone down this path? Easier to just toss in a dedicated router and quit fighting Netgear's rather basic interface?

[michaelkenward]

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@teddy0 wrote:

I'm building a small mobile network out of an MR6500 ....

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While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.

You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:

Mobile Routers, Hotspots & Modems

Those things are very different from the standard Netgear routers covered in this section.

You might like to search there for messages related to your problem.

I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.

In the meantime you could visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.

Check for various troubleshooting tips.

You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.

I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.