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Configure R7000 to take internet from another router
Hello. I have a home network with an R7000 as the main router. There are many devices and home automation configured to it. I have another router that is used exclusively to provide internet service ...
But my switch switch dont have any ip or configuration. So it should not affect the configuration, right? I am new into Lan design. what should i do ?
Must the 4G router and R7000 be connected directly?I cannot move the 4g Router because it is the only place where I have coverage, and the R7000 is better for me if it is in the living room due to space issues. If you explain to me a little about how a switch can influence, I would appreciate it, because I thought that since it is a device without IP or configuration, it could not affect the network.
Problem is that if the tplink is truly in passthrough/modem only mode, the isp only assigns 1 public ip address. And if you're putting a switch next, then one of the other devices attached and not the router can get that public ip address.
The route normally takes that public ip address and assigns private ip addresses to devices on the network (simplified explaination).
If the device assigned the public ip address isn't handling hdcp/nat (like the router does), then nothing else can connect to the internet.
First of all thanks for the answers and trying to help.
I just connected directly My TPLink 4G router to my R7000 and i still dont have internet service. I also noticed that the lan port that connect the 2 routers is in orange. I really have no idea what configuration to check.
1. your photos make what leds are lit, tough to tell. So i'm not sure what whats are what. but you can check out this led guide.
2. if you put your tplink back in router mode, then you'd either want the netgear in access point mode or its (netgeaers) ip address entered into the tplinks dmz.
the amber light is on lan port 2. after checking the link you passed me, it means that on port 2 is sending and receiving traffic. the amber light means the speed is 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.
The TPlink only has 2 options. 1st 3G\4G router mode, or 2nd Wireless router mode. I am only interested in the 4G mode since the only reason I use it is to provide internet service.
I don't know what else I can do or what configuration I should look at to fulfill the diagram that I shared in the first post. I just want my entire network to have internet and that the main router that acts as DHCP server is my R7000. How can I achieve that?
