It's not Ethernet. It's the radio. I tried this but got into a BH many towers away the other day.
169.254.1.1 *AFTER* a firmware update after around 2.0 I'd guess? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> > >
