Isn't there some 'always available' Private IP Address on the Ethernet
line of the EPMP. Could it be detecting this somehow?
On 9/30/2015 9:20 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Newer Netgear firmware when it detects the router is behind another
router will go into "Wireless AP" mode where all 5 ports are bridged
and the management IP changes from 192.168.1.1 to some 10.x.x.x
address. I don't know how it detects this, maybe when it gets an
RFC1918 address via DHCP?
I don't remember exactly the sequence how this takes place, I think
I've had to actually select Wireless AP from the GUI. And I would not
expect it to change on its own if the router has been configured, only
when it detects that it is in initial configuration mode (like after
pressing the "Restore Factory Configuration" button).
-----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:57 AM
To: Animal Farm
Subject: [AFMUG] SOHO Routers setting up in bridge mode
I've been running into issues recently with SOHO routers deciding that
they need to be in Bridge mode instead of Nat Mode. It seems like there
is something with how they're detecting the connection when they're
setup. I'm not doing anything special. DHCP Assigns a Public IP
Address from the tower. Although it seems to be more of an issue with
EPMP than FSK/450. Has anyone else seen this, or Dug deeper into it?
Last night I was working with a Customer who had an Netgear N300 that
was in bridge mode (Customer and router <1 week old). I had him Default
the router, and it came up in router mode (Single MAC in the bridge
table, and got a DHCP Lease). He said his computer was connected to the
WIFI, but was showing limited connection. He's never logged into the
router, so I don't think he changed the setup. This morning, it's back
in bridge mode. I'm sending him a RB951 to get him online, but why
would the router choose bridge mode?
I think I've also seen this with a Linksys, but I thought the customer
had done something before I got there. Now I'm not sure.
