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dlbrum
Aug 16, 2020Aspirant
Connecting ATT netgear 7550 gateway to remote nighthawk bridge router by ethernet
Is it possible to extend my wifi gateway services to a remote building by ethernet connection between a netgear 7550 ATT gateway, and a remote nighthawk wifi router (in bridge mode ?) and extend m...
- Aug 17, 2020
> [...] using old school connect: [...]
You can do that, but the router-as-WAP might lose capabilities like
time server access. (Does anybody really know what time it is, ...)If the router has the feature, then I'd use it, and wait for problems
to arise.> [...] to improve packet transfer speed. [...]
I'd run the experiment.
If the router lacks the feature, or if performance is poor, then I'd
see, for example:
dlbrum
Aug 16, 2020Aspirant
Thank you, I haven't purchased yet, just sanity checking the install, that's why no specific model. I found a good response about WAP use, suggesting using old school connect: disable DHCP, specify IP addy, and use lan not wan connection to improve packet transfer speed. (instead of AP "mode" and use of wan port).
I appreciate the expert help, and the willingness to do so.
antinode
Aug 17, 2020Guru
> [...] using old school connect: [...]
You can do that, but the router-as-WAP might lose capabilities like
time server access. (Does anybody really know what time it is, ...)
If the router has the feature, then I'd use it, and wait for problems
to arise.
> [...] to improve packet transfer speed. [...]
I'd run the experiment.
If the router lacks the feature, or if performance is poor, then I'd
see, for example:
- dlbrumAug 17, 2020Aspirant
again, thanks. That is undoubtably the least frustrating approach, particularly at sub-gig speeds anyway.
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