Netgear N300 Question!

Well i might be getting a new computer soon but it doesn't have wireless, and i have a netgear N300 router and im wondering what type of wireless adapter i should get for it. Please help i would really apprecitate it!

You have two options:
1. An internal wireless adapter card.
2. An exteranl USB adapter.
I always recommend #1 over #2. An internal card is attached to a much faster bus, the bus is a full 5 volts, and has significantly better performance than a USB adapter.
The USB adapter attaches through a (comparatively) slower USB port, has only 1/2 watt available to it, has much poorer performance (mostly due to lower power and much smaller antenna).
However, the USB adapter does offer ease of installation and convenience. If you are willing to sacrifice power, range and performance, it might be worth looking into.
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Jumping gun? Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL2+ modem/router

Hi,
I'm probably jumping the gun here but I've got a Verizon Actiontec GT704WG modem/router and have been disapointed in the last few months by spotty wireless and internet connectivity when nothing else in my house has changed. In addition, I need to make a non-network-ready external HD a network drive so either have to have a NAS adapter (incredibly difficult to find at a local store) and I'm awaiting information on whether or not I have to format (again) my already FAT32 file system drive for an adapter to recognize the drive or whether or not the adapter will work without re-formatting my drive. The work around is the Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL2+ modem router because it will allow me to attach the non-network ready drive without an additional NAS adapter.
However, after reading all the problems that people have with third-party modem/routers and Verizon DSL I'm a little concerned about trying to hook this up as a solution. So I have some questions:
1. Do I have to put the Actiontec GT704WG into bridge mode as Verizon recommends or can I get rid of the Actiontec altogether and just use the new modem/router?
2. I have no idea if I have ADSL+ service with Verizon. Assume I can call and find out or get the info from my account page. But if I do not have that service, will the new modem/router work with basic ADSL service that Verizon provides (ok, that's my really dumb question)?
3. If it's better to just stick with the Verizon modem/router and get a NAS adapter does anyone have a recommendation on a reasonably priced adapter? I don't want a NAS enclosure as I'm not really interested in breaking my external drive and removing the guts so I'd prefer a stand-alone adapter.
4. If I can get rid of the Actiontec altogether, can someone provide some assistance for the proper settings to get me setup without too much fiddling? I'm so sick of spending hours trying to troubleshoot computer issues!
I have an older PC wired into the Actiontec, a network printer attached to the Actiontec, and am running windows XP pro on the PC and have a laptop that is running windows 7. Evil Empire Microsoft has made the lovely choice to make it difficult sometimes for the two OS to communicate and I'm tired of leaving the PC on all the time so that I can use my external drive (if Win7 cooperates) as a network drive through the PC. I'd rather have it as a real network drive operating independently of the PC and point my iTunes, word processing, and database programs to the network drive rather than trying to get them to run through the PC into the external drive.
I wish Verizon would offer more choices on modem/routers, especially ones that offer you the option to add a usb storage device as a network asset!
Thanks for any help! I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I'd like to return the new modem/router ASAP if it's not going to do what I need without tons of hassle.
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Since the Netgear you have is a DSL modem, there is no need to use the ActionTec. Disconnect it from the line and keep it around as a spare modem should you ever need it for troubleshooting purposes. Also, even though the modem you are buying is marketed as an ADSL2+ modem, the technology is specced to be backwards compatible with traditional ADSL. The ActionTec you currently have is an ADSL2+ modem itself, so that should back up that statement enough. The only thing you need to make sure you verify before switching the ActionTec out for the Netgear is what authentication mode the ActionTec is using. This can be set to either PPPoE or DHCP (shows as Routed Bridge mode) and should show up on the main status page when you visit the ActionTec's web inteface. If you're using PPPoE, you should have no issues getting the Netgear to work. If you're using DHCP, you will need to either close the MAC address of the ActionTec into the Netgear, or leave the modem overnight before you are able to obtain an IP address.
Otherwise the Netgear depends on how you decide to set it up. If you set it up through the Web Interface (http://192.168.1.1/ for Netgears, normally), you need to make sure the DSL Virtual Circuit is set to use 0/35, VPI of 0, VCI of 35. The modem should auto-detect this on first boot. Additionally, if you're using PPPoE you'd need to use your Verizon Username and Password to connect the modem. If you set it up using the Setup CD, it should do all of that heavy lifting.
ReadySHARE (what you're looking to set up with the External Hard Drive) uses the same Windows File and Sharing setup, however it does it using Samba shares, FTP and HTTP since the router runs Linux. The reliability you see might remain the same, but I suppose it's one of those things you need to wait and see how it works once the router is set up. Just remember, the speeds to the drive will not be as fast as going through a PC with better hardware under the hood.
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Connecting Westell 6100G to Netgear n300 Wireless Router

I've just purchased a netgear n300 wireless router. My question is would I defintely need to set the Westell 6100G modem to bridge mode? After I do that I simply connect the wireless router to the modem and then the router to the computer via one of the ports? After that is done would I need to do anything else? Would I be asked for my verizon login and password in order to get connected?
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It's recommended to bridge your modem as the modem itself does have an integrated router, even though it only has one Network port to connect up with. You have to split it up using a switch if you wish to really use it as a wired router. The reason why you bridge is so that your router holds your Public IP address rather than the modem. This avoids a condition known as "Double NAT" which game consoles dislike, VPNs tend to be iffy with, and Port Forwarding becomes a pain to do as you have to do it twice.
Yes, Bridge the modem. As far as the Netgear is concerned, if your modem reports that it is using PPPoE, the Username and Password you will need to use will be the master login you use for your DSL account. In the Netgear, it will auto detect that you use PPPoE in most circumstances however, it won't automatically pull your username and password. In some cases it may just connect right up if Verizon still does OpenPPPoE. Otherwise, if you're using a Setup program that came with the router it should ask you for your username or password to connect up. If not, Netgear has changed their firmware around in recent years, but in most cases it is under the Basic Setup or "Internet" section of your router for adding in a PPPoE username and password. The best place to look for this would be the user guide for your router. It should detail how to set up your connection based on what you're using.
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Actiontec router for a Netgear n300

Anyone have a revision F Actiontec router they are not using or need a different router now? I have a Netgear N300 that was hardly used and need an actiontec revison f to use as an access point that I am willing to swap for. I live in Suffolk County, Long island.

Actually it's not proprietary to Apple, it's known as WDS
You are confusing an older technology which operated only at "g" wireless speeds along with a tremendous bandwidth penalty for each remote or relay on the network.
WDS was never adopted as an official standard, but there are a handful of devices from other manufacturers....all at least 5-6 years old at this point.....that were usually compatible with Apple's WDS implementation. I can get you the list if you are interested.
What I was talking about was Apple's newer "extend a wireless network" setting or feature....not WDS.
Even if you find a compatible device and you want to use WDS on a newer Apple router, the maximum speed on the router will drop down to "g" wireless levels as soon as you configure the router.
I don't understand why anyone would buy a newer "n" router with 5 GHz capability and then drop it down to a "g" wireless device, but we get questions all the time from users who seem to want to do this.

I hooked up new iMac to wireless network and now iPad and iPhone do not work using wireless. I am using a Netgear N300 router. Also my Netgear ethernet/homeplug for wireless TV internet no longer works. Any ideas?

I hooked up new iMac to wireless network and now iPad and iPhone do not work using wireless. They did before hooking up the iMac. I am using a Netgear N300 router. Also my Netgear ethernet/homeplug for wireless TV internet no longer works. Any ideas? I have tried unplugging, restarting, and resetting. No luck! Thanks!

You should probalby contact Netgear

Wi-Fi cannot be detected Netgear N300 WNR2000v2

Currently have full internet access through the router. BUT, Can no longer find my network on my phone, nor anyother wireless equipment.
Direct TV, game counsels ..ect... - all HAD been connected. Now it's only running computer through direct ethernet.
I have a Netgear N300 WNR2000v2
- Thanks for ANY suggestions!!

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Some pointers for Netgear N300 - it works with AE

I bought two new Airport Express Stations yesterday and with trepidation I tried to hook up to my Netgear N300 Wireless Router. Using the airport Utility, it allowed me to add both to the existing network. No problem whatsoever. Just thought I'd post up in case someone else is wondering if it works.

If you want to use the AirPort Express, you will need to connect it to your Netgear router using an Ethernet cable, or use a pair of Ethernet power line adapters to send the signal over the AC power lines in your home...if you cannot run the cable.
Otherwise, if you want to extend using wireless only, your best bet by far would be to see what Netgear offers in this regard. You know the devices will be compaible using the same manufacturer.
It appears that Apple's "extend" feature is a proprietary setting with Apple "n" devices. As far as we know, this feature is not compatible with devices from other manufacturers.

I have a netgear n300 wirless adsl2 modem router and i can't connect to my i pod touch help please

i pod touch won't connect to my netgear modem router (n300)

haghop,
Do you have a base airport station? What is your internet setup? Is this simply an Airport express that will not be connected at all to a modem with internet access?
Based on what you've said, I'm guessing the answers to the above questions are yes. If so, you'll want to make sure it's set to factory defaults. Hold in the reset button with a paper clip until the light begins to flash. Let it restart and quit flashing. (I'm sorta newbieish, I don't think you're gonna see a green light, I think that means "internet access" However, I think you should see solid amber)
After it's quit flashing, choose your airport station from the Airport dropdown menu in the menu bar. Go to Airport Setup assistant in utilities. Your new AX should show up and be ready to be configured as a plain ol' iTunes streamer.

I have a netgear n300 router broadcasting my wpa secured wireless network and bought an airport express to extend the network. I did an Ethernet setup from a MacBook, got the green checkmark but no extension. help.

I have a net gear n300 router transmitting my WPA secured network, and I bought an airport express to use as a network extender. I configured it via an Ethernet cable from a MacBook using manual setup in airport utility. I got the green checkmark at the end, but it is not extending my signal. Can you help me?

Unfortunately, most non-AirPort routers are not compatible with Apple's implementation of Wireless Distribution System (WDS)...so it very unlikely that your Netgear router can be extended wirelessly with the AirPort Express Base Station (AX).
The few non-AirPort routers that are known to work are:
Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS (not v5)
Belkin F5D7230-4 and F5D7231
BT Voyager 2091
Netgear WGR614 v6
Buffalo WGR-G54

Setting up a netgear n300 as wireless bridge/access point with airport extremee

I just replaced my netgear wireless router with the airport to allow our many devices on the network without knocking each other off and also increase the speed. But would like to use the netgear as a wireless bridge or access point so that I can still connect my NTFS formatted hard drive to be shared on the network. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I can not seem to find my netgear router with 192.168.1.1 as that comes up with another device. I have tried doing this with a windows laptop in another room but can not seem to make it work. I am now hooked up directly to the airport thinking i need to do it that way and still no luck. Please help.

As long as you intend to do this over ethernet it will work.. you cannot easily wireless repeat or bridge to an apple router.. you would need specific hardware to do it.
What is the exact model of netgear you have?
The setup method depends on the functionality of the router.. but lets assume it does not have a bridge or WAP mode.
You use WAN bypass.
1. Setup the Netgear with IP address in the correct IP range for the rest of the network.. it is hard to talk generalities so lets say the apple is main router and your network is now 10.0.1.x .. then set the Netgear to 10.0.1.250 (apple uses IP 2-200 by default) you can use any value you like outside the DHCP range. Up to the limit which is 254 as long as you keep track of all static IP devices. Apply this setting and power cycle the router.. and you might need to power cycle the computer as well to pick up the new IP.
2. Turn off the DHCP server in the Netgear. You may lose connection to the netgear now.. do not worry about it.. (this can be combined with one.. if you firstly turn off dhcp before you change the IP.. but whatever is possible.. at some point you will need to change around and if you forget what IP .. you will be in a mess.. so write it on a label and stick on the base of the router.. also without dhcp you will either need to reset router to factory using reset button or use static ip on the computer. )
3. Plug ethernet from LAN of the main router to LAN of the Netgear. Reboot the whole network is often necessary.
4. In your computer plugged somewhere in the network.. open browser and go to the address you set.. 10.0.1.250 in my example.
5. You can then setup the Netgear to do whatever you like.. DIsk access is fine.. wireless is fine.. it just cannot be a router.
Many many reboots if you get lost. Hit reset and start over.

Is it possible to extend the range of a WRT54GX V.2 with a Netgear N300 WNR 2000 V3 wirelessly?

I am trying to use the Netgear WNR 2000 V3's repeater function to wirelessly extend the range of a Linksys WRT54GX V.2. I have the SSID's and channels the same. I had the Netgear working great as an extender with my Apple Airport Extreme base station (equipped with WDS). As far as I know, the Linksys is not equipped with WDS. Thanks for any help.
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My wrt54g version 3.0 has lazy WDS with the latest cisco/linksys firmware. I'm not familiar with your model and don't know what firmware you're running on it. Maybe update the firmware if it needs it.
Not sure it would be compatible w/ netgear anyway.
You could always try third party firmware such as ddwrt if your linksys model supports it. But not sure if that would be compatible either.

New Netgear Router slowed broadband speed

Hi,
Was wondering if anyone had experienced this before- I decided to "upgrade" my router from my old BT home hub that has numerous cracks/wounds on it from bouncing off my floor over the years to a new Netgear N300 wireless router. I was able to install it ok and have checked all the connection settings incl for wireless use which seem to be correct and as recommended. I live a long way from exchange and my usual speed is **bleep** anyway (0.5mps) but with the new netgear router it can now take several minutes just to load a webpage (ie it is un-usable) and this was when it is directly connected to my computer. It would be intended to be used wirelessly but speeds where even worse when I tried it wirelessly. I am preparing to take it back to store but wondered if there was a reason for it as thankfully by old BT hub still works but it cant go on forever!!!

can you post any adsl stats from your netgear - used to be router status and then statistics at the bottom but may have chnaged in new netgear
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Cant connect iphone 4 to netgear router

I am unable to connect my 2 new iphones to our Netgear Router.
Even when I have NONE selected under wireless options on Netgear router it will still not let me join.
I have a Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL2 + Modem Router DGN2200
I spent 90 mins on the phone with OPtus as they supplied the wireless router but they couldn't help and they then transferred me to Netgear Support who want $89 to assist.
Can anyone help me please
Thanks
Jen

I have power cycled with nil result.
I am unsuer how to reset the network settings on the iphone 4?

G4 (800MHz) connects to airport network via N300 wireless modem but won't bring up a browser page (Safari or Firefox)

G4 (800MHz) connects to airport network via N300 wireless modem but won't bring up a browser page (Safari or Firefox) - so the connection is there, everything says its a goer - I get a clear black signal icon in the menu bar on top, and a clear signal strength in the Internet connect dialogue box - - but when I run either of the browsers, it just says 'not connected to internet' - even for the 'software update'.
the N300 is a Netgear N300 Wirelsess Modem Router (model DGN2200) - ADSL (802.11 b/g/n)

tests to try:
-- have you tried connecting by cable? What happens?
-- Set your dns to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 This is the google dns server. generally faster.
Check out your settings.
apple > system preferences > network
Double click on network connection you are using.
Pick the TCP/IP tab.
Verify that you have a DNS Server.
You can use
harddrive > applications > utilities > network utility
to diagnose the situation.
You can ping google.com.
Result:
Ping has started ...
PING google.com (64.233.167.99): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=215.362 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=244 time=279.597 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=244 time=189.747 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=3 ttl=244 time=250.657 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=4 ttl=244 time=183.232 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=5 ttl=244 time=243.753 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=6 ttl=244 time=173.108 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=7 ttl=244 time=230.239 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=8 ttl=244 time=180.639 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=9 ttl=244 time=232.177 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 173.108/217.851/279.597/33.615 ms
If that does not work, try pinging 64.233.167.99 Result:
Ping has started ...
PING 64.233.167.99 (64.233.167.99): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=189.655 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=244 time=213.471 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=244 time=257.873 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=3 ttl=244 time=172.745 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=4 ttl=244 time=226.723 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=5 ttl=244 time=171.883 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=6 ttl=244 time=260.308 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=7 ttl=244 time=172.963 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=8 ttl=244 time=198.840 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.167.99: icmp_seq=9 ttl=244 time=181.215 ms
--- 64.233.167.99 ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 171.883/204.568/260.308/32.247 ms
If pinging 17.254.3.183 works but pinging Google.com doesn't. You have a bad DNS Server address.
I use Google.
Google provides free dns lookup. Their numbers are:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

Time Capsule wireless connection through Netgear connection

I am now using a Netgear N300 Gigabite modem/router as my main access point (internet et al). However, I want to continue to use my Time Capsule as a wireless drive.
I'm not sure what I should set the Netgear and Time Capsule so that the Time Capsule does not interfere with the Netgear internet connection. Right now that is what it is doing. I have to set the Time Capsule to bridge and connect to it separately.
So, is there a way to access the TC hard drive through the Netgear wirelessly?
i.e. with my laptop I want to stay connected to the Netgear and have internet access but also be able to connect to TC through that Netgear connection.
I don't want to ethernet the TC to the NG. I have my TC ethernet connected to my iMac. So I need to have the NG and TC cooperating wirelessly.

James,
You need to configure the Time Capsule to "join" the wireless network that is being provided by the Netgear router. The Time Capsule will connect using wireless only in this type of configuration.
Then, the Netgear, Time Capsule and your computer will all be on the same wireless network and you will not have to "switch" networks to access the Internet or back up to the Time Capsule.
Before we make any changes, we want to make sure that you understand that the Time Capsule will not perform any routing functions when it is configured to "join a wireless network".
The Ethernet ports on the Time Capsule are not enabled in this setup, therefore you will not be able to use Ethernet to back up to the Time Capsule. Backups will be over wireless only, which is significantly slower than an Ethernet connection.
This setup can be tricky because you must know the exact type of wireless security that the Netgear router is using in order to provide the correct settings to the Time Capsule.
If the Time Capsule does not receive the correct settings during setup, you will receive a message that there has been an error and you must start all over again with a complete factory default reset of the Time Capsule and try again.
So, before we go any further, we need to ask....what is the exact type of wireless security that your Netgear router is using?

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