MAC Address of all devices connected to range extender showing as range extender MAC on modem
I have a Netgear cable modem/router. I have the TPLINK RE550 setup in "Range Extender Mode" When I connect my laptop to the range extender and then access the admin pages for the Netgear cable modem, I see that both the IP address assigned to the RE550 AND the IP address assigned to my laptop both have the same MAC Address (that of the RE550). When I connect my laptop directly to the cable modem (router), I see my laptop's MAC addr. correctly.
It seems that the RE550 is not correctly passing the MAC address of connected devices. This is causing IP conflicts and disconnects on more sensitive SSH connections. Any idea on how to fix this?
Thank you.
- Copy Link
- Subscribe
- Bookmark
- Report Inappropriate Content
If you have both a TP-Link Range Extender and TP-Link Router, try using the OneMesh or EasyMesh configuration. In this mode, the router should be able to see all the addresses of connected clients.
As a guess based on compatibility I have seen: this functionality is a part of the hardware and the technology of some RE technology. There are different "proxy" modes available to different range extender models and it isn't the case that all Range Extenders will report the same address, we have some that will provide a hybrid address that replaces the first half of the client's MAC address with the RE's address - but I am not sure on what defines the difference.
- Copy Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Information
Helpful: 1
Views: 5539
Replies: 21
Voters 0
No one has voted for it yet.
