NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Ex6100 connected/no internet
Hi, There is a similar question in this forum, however the proposed answer is not commented on. Separately, I have an ex6100v2 that of recent times struggled to connect to my mesh home network. I ...
Hi michaelkenward,
Thanks for your response.
Yes, I have trolled the netgear help pages before coming here, and admittedly it was a 'circular experience' (going round in....circles).
The Mesh system has no web interface that I am aware of, and it has also been a god-send after 'fluffing' round with extenders (3 or 4 of them), with various ssid's, for some years.
It is a Mercusys mesh system, made and owned by TP Link.
The router I use is a standard Optus router (telephone box type), made by sagecom.
Maybe I didnt make the right decision in resetting the ex6100, however the coverage was non-existent of recent days...so no purpose.
Look forward to your further advises.
Lethal57 wrote:
The Mesh system has no web interface that I am aware of, and it has also been a god-send after 'fluffing' round with extenders (3 or 4 of them), with various ssid's, for some years.
It is a Mercusys mesh system, made and owned by TP Link.
The router I use is a standard Optus router (telephone box type), made by sagecom.
That's a confusing blend of hardware.
Why do you need the Ex6100 as well as the Mercusys mesh system?
Unfortunately, "a standard Optus router" could be one of many things. If it really is a router, and not just a modem, then it runs the risk of clashing with the Mercusys mesh system, which is also likely to have a router.
At least, that is what it looks like on the Mercusys web site. If so, there is a web interface, but you haven't found it.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local problems with address on your network. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual default IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It could also frustrate your efforts to add the EX6100.
Hi again Michaelkenward,
Happy to clarify..
The Mercusys mesh system has 2 satelilites/repeaters with the same ssid to the end of the house. (3 separate boosters, if thats the right word).
The mesh system has no 'router' per se.
The Optus Sagemcom is simply a router with the wi-fi turned off.
It connects to the initial mercusys satelite by ethernet cable, and is the only device connected to the NBN (white device), modem.
The ex6100 I use in my garage (other branded devices did not pick up the closest mesh repeater).
It worked quite well for at least 12-18 months, until recent times.
I may reset the ex6100 again, and try the setup this evening...not sure on time constraints though.
Look forward to your further communication.
regards
Lethal57 wrote:
It connects to the initial mercusys satelite by ethernet cable, and is the only device connected to the NBN (white device), modem.
That is the first mention of NBN in this conversation. It takes us off in a completely different direction.
NBN is not an Internet technology but the system that Ausltralia uses to get broadband out to people over a whole raft if #Internet service providers. It uses various technologies, including DSL and fibre optic cables to the home.
Talk of a "NBN (white device), modem" doesn't narrow things down.
If the NBN device really is just modem, with no router cinp0ents, then the thing that plugs into it, would be a router. But you tell us that the initial mercusys is not a router.
Sadly, without a model number, we can't check what this actually does. My scan of the mercusys website tells me that it provides the usual Mesh technology, a router that feeds a set of satellites.
The mesh system has no 'router' per se.That is hard to understand. Every Mesh system I have seen has a router at its front end.
Then you throw this into the mix.
The Optus Sagemcom is simply a router with the wi-fi turned off.
Again, Optus Sagemcom is a brand name, not a model number. So we don't know what it cab do and how it fits into your network.
Where does it sit in the network?
The usual layout would be:
modem >> router >> satellites (or extenders)
The bottom line is that you have yet to tell us anything useful about the chain of devices on your network, from the NBN plug in the wall (the white device) through the mercusys and the Optus to the Ex6100 which is the only device with a model number.
HI, micghaelkenward,
Apols if my explanation of the set-up confused.
Yes the NBN is the roll out of internet to the populace.
There are four main connection types used, but these are largely irrelevant here.
No matter what technology (short of wireless), every nbn connection in Australia has the white box/modem
I have the NBN MODEM, which is a white box, and it connects to the Optus Sagencom modem/router, by an ethernet cable.
The wifi is turned off the optus device...as, by another ethernet cable from optus device connects to the first of the mercusys mesh satelites.
Perhaps my understanding of what a router does encouraged me to say the mercusys isnt one. As it simply connects to each subsequent satelite box, after being 'fed' by the ethernet cable from the optus router.
The ex6100 ties into the mesh wifi, and I use a different ssid for it.
As far as 'I am yet to tell us anything useful'. No offence taken; however I continue happy to provide ANY detail when asked.
I havent given model number, as (I thought) I had provided the 'layout'.
If you want model numbers (not sure how much this would help), let me know.
Hope this is clear now.
I tried again tonite, and must admit getting a little impatient (and know well this isnt the time).
This is what I saw tonite in order:
