Google Wifi bridge mode showing on 2 wifi points

[bdp8lax]

I am trying to do port forwarding on my google Wifi and I am running into some issues with it failing.  While looking through support I looked up the Network mode and see that my main device that is connected to the ONT is in NAT mode but my 2 wifi points are in bridge mode.  It also says that I cant change that.  Reading more it seems that bridge mode should only be if you have a single point and not how the points should be set.  Any help is appreciated.

[David_K]

No, that's actually working as intended. In a normal setup, your main Wifi point will be in NAT mode and all your secondary points will be in bridge mode.

What happens when you're setting up port forwarding? 

[bdp8lax]

When I am doing the port forwarding I am able to enter the port in the home app but when I am testing it, it is never open.

[ByronP]

Hi bdp8lax,

Thank you for posting. I really appreciate the effort to do the port forwarding. Please follow this article on port forwarding or port opening to check the options and troubleshoot the issue with the Google Home app.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Byron

[ByronP]

Hi bdp8lax, 

Thank you for posting. Sorry for the issue about the bridge mode on your Google WiFi. Help's here.

You can check the following link to the options for bridge mode, so there are a few steps you can try to check and manage.

Let me know if it works.

Regards,

Byron

[Falomain]

Hi, my two Google WiFi points are in bridge mode, too (Google WiFi router in NAT mode), and it's causing no operation issues.

My mesh is connected to a LAN port in my ISP-provided modem-router combination. Therefore it's a case of Double NAT, but I have experienced no noticeable issues. 

I have been forced to use this setup because IPTV and VoIP services are VPN tagged by my ISP with tag numbers different from those supported by my Google WiFi router.

Thanks for your posts!

[ByronP]

Hi Falomain,

Thank you for your post. Also, thank you for the information and insights. If you need assistance, don't hesitate to post at any time.

Regards,

Byron