Since it is totally non-obvious, here’s what you have to do:

1. Enter http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?next_file=mode.htm into your web browser making sure to replace 192.168.0.1 with the actual IP address of your Netgear DG834G.

2. Select ‘Modem’ from Device Mode and click ‘Apply’.

3.  Configure the Netgear in LAN IP Setup with an IP address within the range of the DHCP Server. So if the DHCP server (in this case the router the Netgear is bridging to) is assigning IP addresses between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254 you could assign the Netgear an IP anywhere in this range, for example 192.168.0.100.

4. That’s it! Now you can enable the Netgear’s Wireless Access Point or simply hook other devices into its remaining 3 ports. The DHCP server running on the router the Netgear is bridging to will serve these devices with IP addresses.

5. To disable bridge mode  simply enter the Device Mode section of the Netgear’s config page and change the Device Mode back to ‘Modem + Router’.

The Netgear DG834G featured in this howto is running Firmware version V3.01.25. I would like to credit the contributors to this thread for this information.

1. webkatalog, April 21, 2009:

   Were did you find these informations?

2. admin, April 27, 2009:

   a long time ago in some forum I cannot remember.

3. viettel, August 22, 2009:

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   Kind regards
   Jake Bunce, the manager of Viettel ISP.

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