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Connecting a RAX120 to the modem via ethernet switch
I had posted this question in, it appears, the wrong forum. It was suggested that I move it here.
I need to move my router and a couple of router connected devices to a shelf some distance away. There is a single Ethernet cable to the shelf. It appears as though I need both the Internet port to modem cable and the router to a switch to connect all my wireless and wired devices.
Is it possible to setup the following?
Internet Modem --> Ethernet Switch --> cable --> Ethernet Switch --> Router internet port
In this way I'd connect the router internet port to the switch, to the single cable to the 2nd switch and to the modem port. This would also allow the devices close to the router to be connected to the ethernet ports there and be reachable.
I have an ethernet splitter that I can use but that steps both the connection to the modem and the uplink connection to my existing switch to 100MBs which isn't desirable ... unless there is a splitter that would support shared 1GBs over the wire.
Thanks to all who replied with various solutions to my issue. In the end, I decided to try the powerline device. I'm not in a high interference area and power is rather stable so went that way for now. I've been up and running for about a week now with no issues that I've noticed.
That said, I'll keep the EdgeRouter X/DMZ configuration in mind if this doesn't work out in the long run.
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If you mean wireless bridge, I believe so.
Check the user manual for these options. Most RAX routers have AP mode at least. The last RAX80 I had also supported wireless bridge mode.
My bad, posted wrong info.
It is if thats the only device connected to the switches. Nothing else can be connected to the switches. It would not be recommended.
Optimal configuration should be:
Internet Modem --> Router internet port --> Ethernet Switch
FURRYe38 wrote:
If you mean wireless bridge, I believe so.Check the user manual for these options. Most RAX routers have AP mode at least. The last RAX80 I had also supported wireless bridge mode.Thanks for the responses. This is basically what I concluded. I think I'm stuck then.
What modem do you have?
It its only a modem (not modem/router combo device), potentially you can use the switch but only if the router is the only thing connected and its an unmanaged switch.I'll explain why.
A modem only device (for most ISP's) only is assigned 1 public ip address. If that address gets assigned to a computer/other devices that isn't a router with dhcp capacity, then the router doesn't get the Public ip address and can't assign private IP addresses to the devices connected to it.
So can you go modem---->switch---->router? only if nothing else other than the router is connected. And only if that switch is a simple unmanaged switch.
If you're needing to connect other devices to the switch, then no, you can't use that option. You'd need to go modem--->router--->switch/devices.
If the modem is in fact a modem/router combo device, then its easier. Then you can connect whatever you want to it and just use the netgear in access point mode to prevent a double nat.
so what modem is it?
