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dogpilot
Oct 03, 2026Follower
R7850 missing Wireless Bridge mode
AT&T decided to cut off my landline. They politely sent a letter stating that disconnect was scheduled for the end of October. And they've stopped providing repair service on landlines. In doing s...
plemans
Oct 04, 2026Guru - Experienced User
What starlink do you have? Some you can get an adapter that allows ethernet out.
StephenB
Oct 09, 2026Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:What starlink do you have? Some you can get an adapter that allows ethernet out.
Yes, but dogpilot says the Starlink router is in a different building.
So he needs an extender mode (wifi bridge), not an AP mode. Which I think means he has to purchase one, since the R7800 doesn't have it.
dogpilot - are you getting a solid wifi connection to the Starlink from your location? If not, an extender won't work well. Another option is to get an outdoor directional (point-to-point) wifi bridge (a pair of devices). If you go this route, you probably will also need an ethernet adapter from Starlight for your router, and connect that to the point-to-point link. There are several options, but AFAIK none from Netgear.