Wifi bridge - internet access but no LAN

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Hi. I've set up a wifi bridge to connect my desktop downstairs to the modem upstairs without using a network cable. I have internet access, but can't connect to my laptop, which is connected directly to the modem.

All IPs are in the 192.168.0.xxx range. I thought it may be a DHCP issue, because the bridge was doling out IPs in the 192.168.0.100-200 range. I tried to set my desktop IP to 192.168.0.7, thinking there may be some conflict there, but this hasn't helped.

I've never set up a bridge before so I'm not sure where to go from here. Any help would be awesome.
 
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BuddhaSkoota

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Are you able to ping the IP address of the laptop from your desktop?

What is the make and model of the network devices? (The modem is likely a modem/router combo if the laptop is connected directly to it.)

The bridge should not be assigning IP addresses; DHCP should be managed by the router only. Knowing the model of your bridge may help in determining a possible configuration issue.
 
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The modem/router is a Netgear CG3000v2. The second router that's configured as a bridge is a Kogan KAWRTBB300A. Good luck finding info on that one.

DHCP is disabled on the bridge.

I can't ping the laptop from the desktop.
 
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Make sure that the default gateway of the desktop matches the IP of the Netgear. See if you can ping the Netgear.

Check the DHCP list on the Netgear and make sure the IP address of the desktop appears there. If it doesn't or you can't ping the Netgear, then the Kogan may not be properly configured.

Unfortunately there is no mention of bridge mode or client mode in the manual, so you may need to provide more information or screenshots of the configuration page(s).
 
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The laptop that is directly connected to the modem, -just so I am clear- is somehow getting a DHCP address FROM the router..or did you just manually set the address? If so, you may have to dig into your modems config page (nowadays a WEB GUI of sorts) and set some port triggering/forwarding up and check NAT IP addresses from inside-out and outside in.

NAT/ISP assigned IP address is what by default any device connected directly to the cable "modem". Are you sure the laptop is getting a DHCP address?
 
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Some wireless routers will have "wireless client isolation".... If this is turned on it will block all traffic to and from anything on your LAN. Wire your desktop to your wired LAN, disconnect your laptop from your wired LAN and connect to the wireless. Can you ping the IP of the desktop from the laptop? If you can't it will be a setting on the router. I have never seen a wireless bridge that had any sort of filtering or LAN block on it.

I don't know your technical level but as said before, make sure that the device doing the wireless bridge isn't actually your default gateway and acting as a router. The IP address scheme would not be the same in this case (anything other than 192.168.0.X)
 
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