E4200 limitations in Bridge Mode

Hi,
My setup goes like this: I have a Fiber to Ethernet connector from my ISP. The Ethernet cable goes to an iSP issued Zyxel router. Into this router the landline phoneservice connects to give us VoIP landline service (which is cheaper). An Ethernet cable goes from the Internet port on the E4200 to a LAN port on the Zyxel router. That works great but I had to put the E4200 into Bridge Mode to get it to connect to the Internet via the Zyxel router which I need to use the phone services my ISP provides.
I bought the E4200 because I wanted to use the dualband functionally and get a 802.11N 5GHz network setup and to give me the ability to block certian websites and services which I knew Cisco/Linksys is famous for - the abillity to control your network.
Well then imagine my surprise when I could not use the Parental Control settings when the router is in Bridge Mode... This was the reason I bought this router over an Apple Airport Exreme. Is there anyway to get it to let me use the Parental Control anyway while in Bridge Mode or a better way for me to connect the router with the rest of my network?
Thanks for any help!
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If you don't have any devices (primarily gaming devices) which require an open NAT, then you can connect an ethernet cable from the Zyxel router to your E4200's Internet port and just use it like a normal router without bridge mode.
Just make sure the E4200's ip address is on a different subnet (Just change the third octet (number in the third decimal place) to something other than the one used as the Zyxel's default IP.
You could call your ISP and ask them how to dumb down the Zyxel so that you can use the E4200 as the primary router and the Zyxel as a modem too.
I don't work for Cisco. I'm just here to help.

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Subnet: 255.255.255.0
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Static DNS (for content filtering)
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Guest Network enabled
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SSIDs on all 3 routers are exactly the same for both main and Guest networks.
The main network works flawlessly. The router in the office hands out IPs in the 192.168.0.XX range and you can wander throughout the church and maintain a persistent Internet connection. File and print access works fine too from anywhere in the building.
For the Guest network, you can set up a laptop next to each router, obtain an IP address, reach the logon page and surf the Internet without issue. So, the Guest Network works fine from each router.
However, if you wander around the church while on the Guest network (such as with a smart phone), the following happens:
-On either of the E3200 routers (in bridge mode) you get the login page as you wander into the range of each router. I would have thought that if you logged in once, you would be good to go.
-You get a different IP from each router. On the E3200's in Bridge mode, you get a 192.168.33.XX address. Additionally, the gateway is 192.168.33.1. On the E4200 (main router) you get a 192.168.3.XX IP and a gateway of 192.168.3.1.
-As a result of getting different IPs, the smart phone becomes confused and generally won't connect to the Internet.
So, it looks like each router maintains a separate list of who has entered the correct password to get onto the Guest network. Additionally, it appears as if each of the 2 routers, supposedly in Bridge mode, is still handing out IP addresses on the Guest Network, rather than deferring to the router in the office like they do for the main network.
I have seen a lot of postings about how to put routers into Bridge mode and problems with the Guest Network, but posts that I've seen point to the Guest network not working at all, as opposed to this issue where it works; the bridged routers, though, continue to like to hand out IP addresses on it, making wandering around the church while connected to the Internet not possible while connected to the Guest network.
Anyone else experience as similar situation? Any possible solutions out there?
Thanks!
-Gil
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I do understand what you were trying to do here since you would like to have only 2 SSIDs (main & guest) for perhaps easy connectivity. The reason why you were not having problems getting online wirelessly when you were connected to the main network it’s because the computer was connected to only one DHCP server since the 2 bridge routers were just acting as a switch or a passthrough device. Now with guest network access it is a different scenario, a guest network is a virtual network meaning to say it’s like your having another router embedded on your router. Since it is a virtual network, then it does not follow the parameters of the main network, hence even if the router was set to bridge mode those routers will still have their own ip address of either 192.168.33.1 or 192.168.3.1.

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As soon as you enable guest access on the router, it will start providing the IP address 192.168.33.x to the clients connecting to the guest network and we cannot change the IP address range of guest network.
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Greetings all,
I am trying to see if anybody else is having this problem. I have the E4200 and have it configured in bridged mode. Once configured, everything works great for 36 hours.
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I took the first one back to Best Buy and they gave me a new one, however the new router has the same issue.
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Bridge mode on E1000?

The E4200 has a bridge mode (or switch mode). But I can't find if my E1000 has a bridge mode too. And when "yes": how can I install it?

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I have spent most of the weekend trying to get this router to act as a proper Access Point.
Has any got this to work correctly?
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AP mode should only be working in Broadcast.
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You create a bottleneck my router interface is 10/100.
ATT 2 Wire Gateway/Router with pinholes. 10/100/1000 Non managed 24 port Switch Network. Server infrastructure serving DNS/DHCP.
I decided to buy this after reading it offered Bridge/Access Point mode instead of getting the WAP610 because I wanted to have the option to change to routing mode or AP mode.
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OK If this helps... I am running a SOHO
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VOIP on d-link switch
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I am trying to replace my Cradlepoint MBR1200 with a CBR450 in bridge mode, to let the E4200 take over all the WAP and DHCP handling, but having a hard time.
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E4200 guest wireless redirect failure in Bridged Mode: cause & solution.

Background:
I have two E4200 v1 routers, both running the 1.0.04 firmware, both running in Bridged Mode.
On one, guest wireless redirect works perfectly: select the Network-guest SSID, open a browser and you get the Cisco login page, enter the passphrase and bingo, you're connected.
On the other unit, the redirect seems to fail. You are never presented with the login page and so, you are never connected.
After hours of mucking about, including some time on the phone with a very patient engineer, I believe I have stumbled on what's actually going on and possibly, what needs to be done to fix it.
The Problem
The firmware assumes that in Bridged Mode, DNS should come from the Gateway IP address.
The Fix
Linksys should include a field in Bridged Mode that allows you to specify an IP for the DNS server.
Diagnostics
To diagnose the problem, I used a Mac OS X machine.
The network is set up like this:
Router (not the E4200) is at 10.0.0.1
DNS server is at 10.0.0.2
E4200, Bridged Mode as a WAP, is at 10.0.0.253.
E4200's network settings are:
IP: 10.0.0.253
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
The problem is that the Linksys firmware assumes that DNS and the gateway are at the same IP. You will note that there is no place in the Bridged Mode settings to specify a DNS server IP address. You can prove this by doing the following:
1. Connect to the guest wireless.
2. In a Terminal window, type cat /etc/resolv.conf and press Enter. You'll see this:
nameserver 10.0.0.1
nameserver 192.168.33.1
This tells us that when you're on the guest network, your machine is looking for DNS results from 10.0.0.1. Except that on many networks, the gateway does not supply DNS. You can prove that DNS is working by typing this into a Terminal window:
dig yahoo.com
You should see a result similar to this:
; <<>> DiG 9.6-ESV-R4-P3 <<>> yahoo.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 45182
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 13
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;yahoo.com.           IN   A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
yahoo.com.       3063   IN   A   209.191.122.70
yahoo.com.       3063   IN   A   72.30.38.140
yahoo.com.       3063   IN   A   98.139.183.24
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
.           24651   IN   NS   a.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   j.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   l.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   c.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   e.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   d.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   f.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   m.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   g.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   b.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   i.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   h.root-servers.net.
.           24651   IN   NS   k.root-servers.net.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
a.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   198.41.0.4
b.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.228.79.201
c.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.33.4.12
d.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   128.8.10.90
e.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.203.230.10
f.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.5.5.241
g.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.112.36.4
h. root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   128.63.2.53
i.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.36.148.17
j.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   192.58.128.30
k.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   193.0.14.129
l.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   199.7.83.42
m.root-servers.net.   24651   IN   A   202.12.27.33
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;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
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;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 494
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; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
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Lucky:~ aball$
As a side note: the reason that the login page is never presented is most likely that the login page is only presented the first time that your Mac OS X machine connects to the network. Thereafter, the network is remembered and the WAP allows you access without a password. So, once you've connected a second time to the network, the WAP says "I know you" and lets you sail on through to wherever your browser is pointed, but then the browser, unable to find a DNS server, returns a blank page which appears to be a failure to present the login page but is, in fact, a DNS failure.
Hope someone finds this useful. And here's hoping that Linksys fixes this obvious issue with the firmware.

I do understand what you were trying to do here since you would like to have only 2 SSIDs (main & guest) for perhaps easy connectivity. The reason why you were not having problems getting online wirelessly when you were connected to the main network it’s because the computer was connected to only one DHCP server since the 2 bridge routers were just acting as a switch or a passthrough device. Now with guest network access it is a different scenario, a guest network is a virtual network meaning to say it’s like your having another router embedded on your router. Since it is a virtual network, then it does not follow the parameters of the main network, hence even if the router was set to bridge mode those routers will still have their own ip address of either 192.168.33.1 or 192.168.3.1.

Airport Express in Bridge Mode.. No AirTunes, limited functionality

I can only get my internet connection working through my Airport Express (AE) in bridge mode (i.e. the AE connects using 'Ethernet' as opposed to PPoE or WDV).
My computer is then able to connect to the internet using PPPoE.
Interestingly, the amber light is flashing although the internet connection is working fine.
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Now, if I go into System Preferences>Network and disable PPPoE and check DHCP instead, I can see the Airport Express in Airport Admin Utility, the light becomes solid green and AirTunes starts working... BUT... my internet connection stops working!
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Thanks for the very quick and helpful reply.
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Was there a firmware or similar upgrade sometime in late November or early December of this year? I'm asking because all was fine prior to this period, after which internet through the AX only works in bridge mode, with the amber light flashing and no AirTunes functionality. Perhaps if i roll back the driver/firmware then it will start working again?
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E4200 Bridge Mode + Guest Access?

Hi,
I'm trying to set up my E4200 in "Bridge Mode," but want to enable a few things in the wireless settings, such as:
a) choosing SSIDs and network keys,
b) enable Guest Access
I've been able to get things working without too much hassle:
* factory reset
* set wireless SSIDs and network keys
* enable guess access and set password
* turn on bridge mode
Everything is basically fine, except that when the device goes into bridge mode it seems that it shuts off *all* web UI. This kind of makes sense, but do I actually understand that correcty? (Or have I simply not found the right connection method?)
If so, it leads to a couple follow-on questions:
a) How do I disable Bridge Mode if I want to change any settings? (Is the answer just 'factory reset'?)
b) Can Guest Access mode work in Bridge Mode?
So far, I have not been successful in getting the device to display the login page for Guest Access. I'm not sure if that's a config problem with Guest Access or if that just doesn't work in Bridge Mode.
Any tips/advice appreciated.
thx

Dude buddy. This is your post:
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Re: E4200 Guest Network Not Working [ Edited ]
06-24-2011 10:40 AM - last edited on 06-24-2011 10:41 AM
It's not possible to use guest access in bridge mode. Guest access is only possible when the E4200 operates as router. In bridge mode any wireless network goes directly into the same LAN. Guest separation would not be possible.
Also don't disable the SSID broadcast.
http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/E4200-Guest-Network-Not-Working/td-p/406345/highl...
What I'm saying is that it is possible and that I am doing just that on our LAN here at work.
You pegged me on the linksys devices not allowing higher subnets. Alas, I am used to using DD-WRT and Tomato for years now (where you can use any subnet mask) and took for granted that I have not seen a stock linksys GUI in a long time. However, in bridge mode on the E4200 you are able to set subnet masks as you wish...

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Hi,
The latest firmware seems to support bridge mode. Does it mean the router can connect to another router wirelessly in the bridge mode?
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No, it bridges the LAN and WAN ports allowing E4200 to downgrade to an access point.
I don't work for Cisco. I'm just here to help.

E4200 Bridge Mode

Can someone please point out what I am doing wrong here.....
I have my main router, a E4200v2 which I use as a router and it provides wireless signal throughout my house, however reception is not as strong on the upper floor and there is a slight dead spot, so I purchased an E4200 for the uppermost floor.
I set the E4200 to bridge mode so it will act solely as an AP.
However connecting the two routers LAN to LAN and the AP does not access the internet
Setting a static IP for the router, instead of acquiring one via DHCP causes me to not be able to access the admin page on the AP.
Connecting WAN on the E4200 to the LAN on the v2 does not work either.
My goal here is to have my main router on 192.168.1.1 and the AP on 192.168.1.2 where I can access the admin settings for both routers in case I need to make changes.
Can someone point me in the right direction here.....
thanks,
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There are two (2) ways to cascade a Linksys router to another router:
1. LAN to LAN – Connecting one of the Ethernet ports (LAN ports) of the Linksys router (router A) to one of the Ethernet ports (LAN ports) of another router (router B).
This type of cascading requires the main and the secondary routers to be on the same LAN IP segment to allow the computers and other devices to connect to both routers. This configuration is recommended if you want to share files and resources within the network.
2. LAN to WAN – Connecting one of the Ethernet ports (LAN ports) of router A to the Internet port (WAN port) of router B.
This type of cascading requires the main router and the secondary router to have different IP addresses. This connection makes it easier to identify which router the computers and other devices in the network are connected to since they will have different LAN IP segments. However, computers that are connected to router A will not be able to communicate with router B, and vice versa since there are two (2) different networks.
Here is the link for the same: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=785463d9ecaf4cac84aed245b08d615f_3733.xml&pid=80&r...

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Access to Time Capsule in Bridge Mode from outside of the network

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So far I've forwarded 548, but I get an error "-36" when I try to connect from the outside. It works fine on the inside. Any suggestions?
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The Express units can extend wireless on the TC or each other.. but they cannot extend wireless on the Asus anyway..
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Then TC -- express can be done by ethernet in roaming mode as bob listed above or extend wireless.
I am guessing.. what model are the express units.. they are older Gen1 N model ??
IMHO the TC is simply no longer viable.. replace it with one express as the AP and extend it with the other Express.. see if that works better.
But I would be trying to use the wireless just from the AC66U.
I would also force the Asus back to 20mhz on the 2.4ghz band.. so you can provide adequate channel separation.. 40mhz wireless on 2.4ghz works poorly anyway because you have too much wifi .. there is very limited number of non-overlapping channels.. ie 3. 11, 6 and 1.

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