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No Internet when a modem is on bridged mode

So I first got the wind of bridge mode on my modem I tried turning it on and connected a ethernet from Lan port 1 -> Wan port of Asus Router which I have only configured the Login Page and Wireless ...
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How to access bridged modem/router from behind a TP-Link router

I have set up the ISP modem/router in bridged mode, which is connected to the WAN port of a TP-Link router. I want to access the GUI of my ISP's modem/router. I can't do this anymore. Ping to 192.168....
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How to unlock ZTE ZXHN F660

When i try to activate bridge mode go to WAN settings and add new connection in type select box, only route choice is available I have to inspect the select element to add an option bridge when i ...
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Networking connectivity issue with fiber optics and two routers

Internet access is at our office and we ran fiber optics with media convertors to our shop. All three computers are Windows 10, 2 in the office one at the shop. The internet is Wireless without an ...
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How to setup a gateway to a Linksys router?

I have a Linksys router(WRT54G) and I recently got a gateway(dva-g3810BN/TL) from my DSL provider(telus). I am having a huge trouble of hooking them up together as I want to use my router as the ...
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Wireless routers as Access point using LAN-LAN but no connectivity through other LAN ports, and wifi works

I have followed every single step given in following page of DD-WRT page to setup a wireless access point. http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Access_Point I have a belkin G router and a ...
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Can I connect 2 Ethernet cables from the same router to a bridge mode router?

I have an ISP provided router at the perimeter and I have 1 cable connected from it towards my consumer router with bridge mode activated. My bandwidth speed is 300mbps and upload 200mbps, and my ...
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Double Router setup does not help hiding the computers behind it from each other

I have the following situation: Router 1 Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3 Router 2 Computer 4 Computer 4 should not be accessible or visible to the other Computer X. But Computer 4 needs ...
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SSH connection between Ubuntu Server VM

I'm trying to make SSH connection from my Windows 10 host to the Ubuntu Server VM. At the beginning I built the VM from scratch on VMware and chose the Bridged Adapter configuration. It gave me IP of ...
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Adding own Router to Xfinity XB6 Gateway using Bridge Mode but not Xfinity App

I have a new Xfinity service installed which works pretty well, but needed some extra functionality (guest network, eventually network isolation) and bought an Asus RT-55 Router. Researching how to ...
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What is my Wireless Router IP Address When it's as a Bridge

I have a (TP-Link WR940N) Wireless Router in my Home. My PC IP add is 192.168.10.222 and in my PC Default Gateway is 192.168.10.1 When I want to open my TP-Link Admin Panel by Default gateway (192.168....
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How can I share a windows network drive to another computer which is in a different network?

I have a computer (Computer 1) which is in a different subnet than the Network Server. Computer 1 should be able to map a network drive on that server. There is another computer (Computer 2) which has ...
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Bridge-Mode to prevent double NAT/Firewall advantages?

In my network I currently have a cable connection with an ISP provided (consumer grade) modem/router combo device. Behind this modem there is a pfSense box. The pfSense box is acting as firewall and ...
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ISP router + TP-Link access point

I have a TP-Link WR841N router that I would like to setup as an access point and also to connect my Desktop station to it. The connection speed that I have when I connect desktop directly to the wire ...
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Configuring ISP router (ZTE F660) in Bridge Mode

My ISP provided me with the ZTE F660 for their fiber line. I am willing to use my own router (Archer C6) in bridge mode and install OpenWRT on it. I looked around in settings and found this in WAN ...
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Networking with two ASK-NCQ1338FA (Verizon 5G Gateway) and a TP-Link ER605 (as load balancer)

The Setup: I have two ASK-NCQ1338FA (Verizon Gateway Routers), a TP-Link ER605 (Only want use as a Load Balancer), and then a Netgear RAXE450 router. All the parts work fine, but a little weird. When ...
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Now that I have a modem in bridge mode, how does it join the network? [closed]

The router is an Arris SBG7600AC2. I was able to get it into bridge mode. That part was quite easy. Now, I want to get the bridged router onto the network. How do I do that? Once the bridged router is ...
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2nd router won't connect to the internet/won't let devices connect

So i have two routers 1st router is my main router (Huawei HS8145C,ip is 192.168.100.1) which is connected to my ISP, then a 2nd router(Huawei hg8245h, i.p is 192.168.100.2) that i tried to become an ...
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On a technical level, what happens when I enable bridge mode on a 2-in-1 gateway device?

On a high level, I understand that bridge mode disables the NAT functionality of a router. In that case, the modem merely does it's job of converting the fiber optic/DSL/etc signals to digital signals ...
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How do I access my modem's GUI when it's in bridged mode?

I wanted to try setting up my ActionTec P5001a DSL modem/router in bridged mode with a Linksys E2500 router for improved NAT performance. Switching the modem to bridged mode and the router to PPPoE ...
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Some tech queries about router in Bridge mode [closed]

My ISP is changing the cabling infrastructure and going forward a direct fiber cable shall drop into my house. As a result ISP is going to provide their own router which they call it as an integrated ...
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Connect/bridge two networks?

👋🏼 Summary I have two networks, that I wan't to connect to each other, so I can connect from one machine on one network to another machine on another network. How things are At my office, I have a ...
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WiFi connection via network bridge intermittent

Infrastructure: old router is configured as network bridge with WiFi on. Issue: seems the router is selective about what data is passed to only WiFi devices. E.g: phone can reach tweets but not ...
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Second wireless router as access point

I'm aware there are a few questions on this topic but none of the solutions seems to work for me. I have a Primary Router (PR) at one end of my house and want to set up an old wireless router (...
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How can I make a modem and router automatically give me the best signal as I walk around

Sorry if the title is unclear. Let me explain the problem. The is a diagram of how my home is set up: My home (Diagram) The light red bubble is the Modem's signal boundary. The light blue bubble is ...
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SmartTV connected to a Client Bridge mode Router is invisible to the network

I have a Samsung SmartTV (UE40D5700) and I want to connect it to the internet. Since it has no built-in WiFi, the only commercial option Samsung gives is to buy their own wifi bundle (70$) (no other ...
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Is it beneficial to use the same SSID & password for my router acting as an access point?

I have my main router downstairs, and have an ethernet cable running from my main router to my upstairs router which is acting as a bridge/accesspoint. Should I configure my access point router to ...
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How I can connect a bridge but use the wifi of the router?

I'm not very familiar with networks, but I'm curious if this can be possible... Let me explain the context of the network: The hardware that I have is the modem-router of the ISP (IMR), and a TP-...
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Bridge mode understanding

If I put a router in bridge mode, my understanding is that the dhcp function in that router is disabled and the IP address that we receive is actually being assigned by the main router. My question ...
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WiFi bridge mode performance - regular slowdowns

I have a BT Home Hub plugged into the wall, and I have an Archer AC1750 connected to it in Wireless Bridge mode. That is, the WAN port on the Archer isn't connected to anything, the Archer connects ...
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Forcing response to frames that are recevied on one interface to be transmitted on another

I want to use two interfaces, one for packet reception, and the second for packet transmission. Normally when a packet is received, the interface it is received on is the interface that packet will ...
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Bridging a router

I work from home and my company is insisting that I bridge my comcast dual band router to improve performance. Comcast tells me I will lose my wifi if I do this. I understand that the bridged network ...
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linux transparent proxy not working

I am trying to get apache trafficserver working in transparent proxy mode i.e in inline Linux bridge mode. They have documentation on how to do this. I've configured my Linux system as per their ...
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How to telnet into a transparent bridged modem through router

So first off I guess what I want to do is be able to telnet into a transparent bridged modem to restart it. (The modem is a Actiontec c1100t) My router is a Linksys wrt1200AC running LEDE openwrt. If ...
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Connect 2 bridge routers to my PC network adapter

My Windows 10 PC receives internet from a distant wifi router, using its wireless adapter. Also it needs to communicate individually with 2 distant wifi cameras at opposite ends of a concrete building....
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ZTE H168N in Bridge Mode: Passing ISP IP to secondary AVM Fritz Box

I have a ZTE H168N device set up as a PTM bridge, providing VDSL2 to my Fritz Box (3390). It works fine, however, my Fritz Box' "ISP IP" is e.g. 100.101.159.155, which I know is not routed and which ...
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Internet connection slows down on second router - router to router without bridge mode

I recently upgraded my fiber connection from Vodafone to 1Gbit/s down and 200Mbit/s up. Unfortunately, the new ONT gateway with integrated WLAN does not support bridge mode on any of the 4 GE ports ...
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How to connect entire network to VPN using RouterOS

What I have got : Mikrotik stx 5hpndr 2 And the other devices on the network.. I used to share my vpn connection on my laptop to other devices so I needed to move it around the house now ihave ...
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Which point limit the speed in the network

I don't know if this is the correct place to ask this, my apologies if it isnt. This is my home situation, however I want to understand the problem instead of only fixing it. I have internet via a ...
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Bridging VLAN and Wifi

I am in the process of building my own Linux-based router and have ran into an issue bridging the wifi and LAN networks. The box previously ran pfSense, but due to it's inability to use my internal ...
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DNs not editable after setting parent router in bridge mode

After I enabled bridged mode on the provider router the dns of my router is not editable, why is that? Internet Provider Router (Bridge mode enabled = true) -> My Router The setup of my router ...
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Cloning my Asus RT-N66R Wireless to a Cisco Aironet 1130AG

I want to use the Cisco Aironet as a network bridge and use it to just boost the original network. I ended up having to just disable my Asus radio and start an entirely new network on the Cisco. Is ...
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How to access DD-WRT web interface when in bridge mode

My Internet comes from a single port router my ISP installs (ISP.ca). Network setup: ISP->Router->DD-WRT router->Computer The DD-WRT router does my wireless as well, so it is necessary. To get it ...
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Impact of enabling bridged mode on upstream router

My ISP (Comcast xFinity) supplies a WiFi enabled router that has very limited functionality. I have an Asus RT-AC68U connected to this router which handles my WiFi. There are no other real clients ...
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Bridging networks issue

The architecture is: [ Router 1 ] [ Router 2 ] [ Router 3 ] [ aDSL Router ]---UtpCable---[wireless router]---UtpCable---[wireless router] [192.168.1.254] ...
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Connecting 4G device to router

I have this 4G device without a LAN port which I want to use to share internet with a few desktops. Desktops and a printer are networked. I guess with Wireless Distribution System(WDS) mechanism in ...
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How to bridge WAN to LAN on an OpenWRT router

I'm having trouble understanding how to "bridge" my router. I am using USB tethering on my Android to provide internet access. What I want to achieve is to have a second router (Router 2) "behind" the ...
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Wifi extension using router in bridge mode - still need to reconnect

Since my Verizon Fios router is at one end of my house, so the wifi signal is weak on the other side of the house, I decided to take my old Linksys E3200 router and hook it up in bridge mode. I ...
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My Own WiFi Router + DHCP Server on a Public Wifi

I live in the dorms of my University, that has a public WiFi for each building. I have several computers in my apt (+ a RPI, a Chromecast Audio, and a WiFi printer) which I want to connect to my own ...
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Connect to openwrt through router

I have a raspberry pi on which I have a working openwrt installation and i can connect to it either directly via Ethernet or through my Netgear router which is further connected to my desktop through ...