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No internet output
I have a nighthawk X6 router. If I connect with a LAN to the internet modem I get good wifi and internet. If I connect the internet modem to a Netgear FS105 and then connect a LAN to the router I g...
Too bad it has to work that way. Looks like I will have to run two cables from the basement to the router which will be on the second floor. One for input to the router and one back to the switch. But, thanks again.
All your systems must resde on the LAN/WLAN side of your router. Direct conections to the "Internet" as you have done using the switch on the Internet or WAN side are in general limited, the ISP only assing one (or very few) public IP addresses - to use on a single router typically.
The data path must be:
FTTH---Modem---WAN-port---Router---WiFiLAN-ports---Switch---otherSystems
Too bad it has to work that way. Looks like I will have to run two cables from the basement to the router which will be on the second floor. One for input to the router and one back to the switch. But, thanks again.