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T-Mobile TMHI gateway + R6700 router
New TMO-G4SE internet gateway installed 6 days ago (1/3), everything worked out of the box. I disconnected the ethernet cable from my Cox modem (to my Netgear R6700 router), and connected it to the L...
00derek wrote:
p.s. for this particular problem, other sources suggest turning off wifi on the gateway? Is that just to avoid interference? Since most times people would place routers very close to gateways?
Turning off the wifi will reduce/eliminate interference but it will not prevent the two routers from getting in the way of each other.
what about wifi extenders that were linked to the router before? they seem to be unavailable now.
That is probably a NAT issue. Nothing to do with interference.
AP up and running, but I'm not convinced the problem is fixed yet, still having some devices lose internet.
You'll have to provide details of what is actually happening. Sadly "not convinced" doesn't give us much to go on.
When experimenting with your setup remember to restart things as required.
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
Just another user with time on their hands.
p.s. for this particular problem, other sources suggest turning off wifi on the gateway? Is that just to avoid interference? Since most times people would place routers very close to gateways?
what about wifi extenders that were linked to the router before? they seem to be unavailable now.
AP up and running, but I'm not convinced the problem is fixed yet, still having some devices lose internet.
00derek wrote:
p.s. for this particular problem, other sources suggest turning off wifi on the gateway? Is that just to avoid interference? Since most times people would place routers very close to gateways?
Turning off the wifi will reduce/eliminate interference but it will not prevent the two routers from getting in the way of each other.
what about wifi extenders that were linked to the router before? they seem to be unavailable now.
That is probably a NAT issue. Nothing to do with interference.
AP up and running, but I'm not convinced the problem is fixed yet, still having some devices lose internet.
You'll have to provide details of what is actually happening. Sadly "not convinced" doesn't give us much to go on.
When experimenting with your setup remember to restart things as required.
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
Just another user with time on their hands.