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How do I configure AT&T BGW210 in bridge mode?
I am trying to configure my BGW210 to run in as close to bridge mode as I can get. I've pulled up guides and walkthroughs for this but every time I believe I've configured it properly I just get no network connection. right now I've left the BGW210 stock reset except turned off wifi and piped the connection onto my router and turned off DHCP on my router. I'm having many issues with connectivity and can't seem to get full fiber speeds. I've verified all my cables are at least cat5e and have tried running through everything from scratch reset multiple times. please someone help me.
The gentleman spent hours running my fiber line and set their device and when I spoke to him about the BGW210 he said I all I would have to do is put the modem/router in bridge mode and leave my network exactly as before. I am coming from Spectrum and I was hoping to just switch the main line as I was using my own modem before and had the rest of my network configured how I wanted. I just wanted to switch the input to my router to gigabit.
the max speeds I'm receiving wired to my modem or router directly never exceed 450
sdinto
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3 years ago
Thanks browndk26! I am planning to do this hoping to improve the wifi coverage. I was looking to get one of those Gigabit routers, hoping that it's wifi signal would be better than that of the BGW210's.
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sdinto
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I am getting my Google Nest routers. I will have 2 routers - the second will be set as a wired point connected to the first router, which in turn will be connected to the BGW210. Wish me luck!
Do you think my planned setup will work?
BGW210 (IP Passthu) --> Google Nest router --> ethernet switch (unmanaged) --> 2nd Google Nest router acting as point
I am not familiar with how mesh networks work, but wondering if connecting the 2nd router directly to another LAN port on the BGW 210 (instead of to a switch) will also work or mess it up.
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browndk26
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3 years ago
Follow the nest router setup instructions. The second nest probably needs to connect to the first nest either wired or wirelessly. Curious as to why you are using a switch.
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sdinto
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3 years ago
Thanks browndk26. That's what I think about the second nest as well. I am using a switch between the routers only because I may need extra LAN ports near the first router, and the ones left on the BGW210 after IP Passthru may not be enough.
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sdinto
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3 years ago
Help please? I think I have successfully done the IP Passthrough, then setup the Google Nest. How do you disable Wifi and Firewall on the BGW210?
Also, on phear86's post he said "After this, ensure your router is set to automatically get assigned an IP from the modem, in my case, under "WAN", I set "WAN Connection Type" to Automatic IP. " I can't find this setting on Google Nest. On the Google Nest router, the available settings for WAN are DHCP, Static IP, and PPPoE. Which one should I choose? It's currently on DHCP. Other settings on Google Nest are for DNS (Automatic, ISP's DNS, and Custom - currently set to Automatic), Network Mode (NAT mode or Bridge mode - currently on NAT mode). Should I leave them as is?
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browndk26
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http://192.168.1.254/
Home network tab
WiFi tab
Enter access code
Select advanced options
Turn off each WiFi radio
Save
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sdinto
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3 years ago
Thank you, I found it before your post. But the Firewall settings look more complicated. Is it something I need to turn off? Also the WAN settings, should I leave as DHCP? There is no option for Automatic IP, and I'm not sure if DHCP selection is the same thing.
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browndk26
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Turn off packet filters and all the firewalls. Use the next firewall. I don’t know about the WAN settings. Try DHCP
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falcon589
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I recently picked up a Netgear Orbi752 system and I just switched over my gateway to passthrough mode. Before that I was running both routers and had connectivity issues. Putting the BGW in passthrough seems to have fixed the connectivity issues but my speeds are a lot lower than I was expecting. On WiFi I am getting about 225/150 and wired is about 250/250. When using the BGW network I was getting 450/450. I have the 1G plan through ATT and was getting 900/900 wired on the BGW. Any thoughts why my speeds are so low?
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videogamepgmer
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In addition to phear86’s instructions, there is one more step that needs to be taken to allow a router to be used behind the AT&T Uverse router / modem:
Under “Home Network” -> “Subnets & DHCP” there is a setting at the very bottom called “Cascaded Router” (the helpful gray area with more info on all the settings clued me in on this needing to be set a specific way for this to work).
Set “Cascaded Router Enable” to On, (and as the helpful gray area denotes) set the “Cascaded Router Address” to 0.0.0.0, for the “Network Address” field, I simply entered the WAN IP that was provided to the modem (found on “Home Network” -> “Status” under “IP Passthrough Address”) and left the “Subnet Mask” (back under “Cascaded Router”) to what the modem assigned when I turned “Cascaded Router Enable” On (which was 255.255.255.248).
After completing the setup of the cascaded router and resetting the modem, my personal router behind the modem finally received an IP address on its WAN port and I was able to connect to the internet just fine!
Hope this helps anyone having the same issues we’ve had in bridging the Uverse BGW210 modem!
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