When I had Comcast service, I was able to purchase a Linksys router and set it to bridging.Ī second option is to enable and cope with “double NAT.” That’s when your modem uses DHCP and NAT, and a base station connected to the modem, also offers its own. In general, see if your ISP offers tech-support documents or other help that will let you turn on bridge mode with its supplied router or one you obtained, and then you can enable DHCP and NAT on just the Apple Wi-Fi base station connected directly to the broadband modem. Not all providers allow this, and I can’t offer any generic guidance, as every network operator and modem combination will be different. ![]() ![]() One option is to turn the broadband modem into a bridge. This is a little odd, because Apple ostensibly relies on functionality like that used for Back to My Mac, which has been available for several years in macOS, and which lets you share access from one Mac to another, when both are logged into the same iCloud account, for screen sharing and connected drives. ![]() With the Apple router not being able to manage the interaction with the rest of the internet, Apple opted to not play other games and just disable remote disk access, as well as not allowing remote configuration via AirPort Utility.
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