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Re: Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender?

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Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> wrote:
> On 2/8/20 12:52 AM, Ant wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I have my Netgear EX7000 extender connect to my old Netgear R6300 v1.0
> > router's secured guest WAPs. I also have the router to not let guests
> > access My Local Network for internal security from guest users.
> > 
> > When connected with extender, my wireless devices can access my LAN
> > devices including the router. If I power off the extender, my wireless
> > devices connect to my router's guest WAPs and can't access my local
> > network.
> > 
> > Both hardwares have the (lat/new)est stock firmwares. Did I miss
> > something? What's going on?  :(
> > 
> > Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

> My best guess is that you are using some sort of isolation feature on 
> the AP / router that prevents the guests from accessing the LAN and that 
> this same feature isn't being used on the extender.  Or that the 
> extender is itself joining as a normal device to the main AP / router 
> and allowing the extenders clients to appear as normal clients to the AP 
> / router.

Is there a way to check? I noticed the extender uses virtual MAC 
addresses for connected wireless devices. 
https://s19.directupload.net/images/200208/z4s34gpn.gif for my 
extender's connected devices if they help at all.
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Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-02-08 01:52 -0600
  Re: Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-02-08 14:28 -0700
    Re: Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-02-08 16:07 -0600
      Re: Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-02-09 14:06 -0700
        Re: Netgear R6300 doesn't block LAN for connected Netgear EX7000 extender? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-02-09 17:42 -0600

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