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Connecting a second router
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Dan C
Honorary Master
LAN -> WAN
Make sure the IP's are different.
Make sure the IP's are different.
You can only connect 1 router to the ONT at a time unless you are using Vuma Reach or Openserve Web Connect in which case the ONT is the router as well and you can connect multiple device to the ONT.
Will it show up as a second WiFi name when searching for WiFi?
I connected 1 router to the ONT supplied by Vuma. From the LAN1 on the ONT to WAN on the connecting router. Will it show up as a second WiFi name?
rh1
Honorary Master
Wifi Router 1 must be configured properly. Connect a LAN cable to Wifi Router 2. I forgot the terminology. But my old vdsl is using the same SSID as my main router. It is basically an access point.
This is not as good as a mesh which offers seamless integration but thats more money than I am willing to spend.
Dan C
Honorary Master
Not sure how Vuma works. But I have Frogfoot.
B618 -> TPLINK -> Asus Router
ONT -> TPLINK -> Asus Router.
Note: the TPLINK is a loadbalancing router.
So 3 in total, where two are both wifi enabled with different SSIDs.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
I suspect you are conflating Router with Access Point.
If all you want is more Wireless coverage then you need to take the second “router” and change its IP to the next one in the range.
Then then off DHCP and connect it from one LAN port to another on the other Router.
It should now broadcast your wireless SSID across both devices.
Make sure it uses different channels but the same SSID and password.
It’s not ideal, but better than nothing.
If all you want is more Wireless coverage then you need to take the second “router” and change its IP to the next one in the range.
Then then off DHCP and connect it from one LAN port to another on the other Router.
It should now broadcast your wireless SSID across both devices.
Make sure it uses different channels but the same SSID and password.
It’s not ideal, but better than nothing.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
You still aren’t connecting two routers to one ONT.
Also I hope all 5 of those aren’t genuinely configured as routing devices because that would be one triple NAT’s **** show and an abomination of an internet connection.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Don’t connect a WAN to a LAN.
That will make two entirely separate networks.
You want one and the same network without more routing in the middle, because then you’ll have a Double NAT.
Dan C
Honorary Master
Yes. I am ... ONT LAN to TPLINK WAN. TPLINK LAN to Asus WAN.
Both are routers. Obviously on different IP ranges.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
They are connected inline and the ONT is only aware of and using one of them for routing traffic.
And I hope they aren’t all actually doing routing and rather connected as access points on the LAN otherwise you have one seriously broken network there.
If you are going LAN to WAN with different networks you are making a Double NAT which is cocking up your entire internet connection downstream of the ASUS.
What you should do instead is put the ASUS in the same range as the TP-Link and turn its DHCP server off. Then connect it LAN to LAN.
You’ll have one large network with one NAT table and a clean internet connection with multiple wireless access points to make your wireless network larger which is presumably the point of this exercise.
You can have one SSID even using different channels and should have a reasonably decent experience. All client devices will actually be able to traffic in both directions and also be able to talk to each other across the network, which isn’t possible at present as only the devices connected to each individual router at the same time can see each other.
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