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arewe3
Nov 02, 2025Aspirant
Nighthawk AX4 in AP mode connect to XR300
I hope this is the correct place to post this. I have a XR300 router. I have connected it with a LAN cable to AX4 router that I setup in AP mode. The XR300 will not connect to the AX4 router. (My...
- Nov 07, 2025
arewe3 wrote:
I might look at going with a wireless solution because the cable will be very hard to replace.
How much speed do you actually need in this building? How many people are using the internet there at the same time? 100 mbps is slow for copying really large files, but it is ok for web browsing, email, wifi calling, and even video conferencing and streaming. So one option is to just live with fast ethernet speeds.
On replacing the cable - It might be easier to run a new cable (perhaps in another conduit) than to replace the old one. Though that depends on what else is in the conduit. If it is only the one cable, then it might be possible to pull a new cable through it (attaching a thinner nylon cord to the existing cable, pulling the existing cable out - leaving the cord in the conduit, and then pulling the new cable using the nylon cord). There are several youtube videos on this topic that you could explore. Another option (requiring ethernet transceivers on both ends) would be to pull fiber, which is thinner.
As far as wireless goes - there are point-to-point wifi solutions that can be used as a substitute for the cable (one unit on each building, with line-of-sight between them). I doubt you'll get gigabit speed, but you likely can get something faster than 100 mbps.
arewe3
Nov 16, 2025Aspirant
Thank you to everyone for the help. I have tried to use a small hub to step down from 1 gigabit to 100MB and that did not work so I am going to attempt a line of sight wireless connection. The building is metal so I am not sure how well this will work, but it is my only option for now. If the line of site fails to provide enough bandwidth I will have to wait until I can replace the cable which will not be easy or cheap. If I replace the cable I plan on using gel filled CAT 6 and I will have to do some digging and hope I can use the old cable to pull the new cable through the underground conduit. If for some reason the underground conduit has collapsed I will have to install a new conduit.
Thanks again everyone for the assistance.