Hi Ronni,
Thanks for your response. I am not sure what you mean by "bridge
Mode", perhaps you could explain it in more detail.
What I do have is an Ethernet connection between the Router and the
Modem, which in turn is connected to the phone line.
Thanks and regards,
John T.
On 21/02/2011, at 4:06 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
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> On 21/02/2011, at 7:25 AM, John Thompson wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>> A problem has occurred relatively recently with my, I think, modem.
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>> The computer is switched off each night and on again early in the morning
>> when it is cool enough to sit in this hot box. The modem, an ADSL2/ 2+
>> iConnect Access 621 about four years old, and the Netgear Wireless Router,
>> two years old, do not switch off.
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>> When I first try to access the internet via Safari (or Firefox or Chrome) in
>> the morning it slows down to a snail pace; in fact at times I have to quit
>> out of frustration. The only solution I have found at this time is to
>> unpower the modem for a few seconds and then power up again. After this all
>> works again, albeit not as fast as I would like. My internet connection is
>> via high speed ADSL2 and has been very satisfactory for some years.
>>
>> Email does not appear to be affected, only internet.
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>> Any ideas? Would a new modem help?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John Thompson
>>
>> Mac Mini
>> 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>> 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
>> Mac OS X 10.6.6
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> Hi John,
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> If you are using the Netgear Wireless Router for the wireless network, do you
> have the iConnectAccess 621 in ‘Bridge Mode’?
> Bridge mode turns off the Router functions and allows another device (The
> Netgear Router) to handle the connection for you.
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> You can’t have Two Routers … or you can have double NAT issues.
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> Cheers,
> Ronni
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> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7
> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
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> OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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