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duckware's avatar
duckware
Prodigy
Feb 22, 2018

By connections do you mean users?  Regardless of wireless limits, I suspect you will bump into the maximum number of DHCP addresses given out by the router first (x.x.x.2 - x.x.x.254, or 253)?  And then limited by DHCP lease time (usually 24 hours).  Worst case, if IP leases are not 'given up' by clients, the limit is 253 unique users every rolling 24 hours.

Bobski2000's avatar
Bobski2000
Tutor
Feb 22, 2018

Hi,

No wireless connections to the router. I have a sky q box and sky told me that 16 was the maximum, anymore and it’ll start causing problems.

in today digital environment, 16 is sooo low. Everything in the house that can be joined by  Ethernet,  is joined by Ethernet. But, as you can imagine that’s not helpful with 5 of us. 5 mobile phones, iPads ps3 and 4’s it all starts adding up. So wondering if to use the NETGEAR router as DHCP, as sky won’t let me use third party equipment.

hope I’ve made myself a little clearer

regards

dave

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Feb 22, 2018

    > [...] I have a sky q box [...]

       That tells me very little.

    > [...] So wondering if to use the NETGEAR router as DHCP, [...]

       Huh?  "DHCP"?  Are you talking about using the R7000 as a wireless
    access point (connected by wire to the "a sky q box")?  That might help,
    by spreading the wireless connections to another access point.

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Look for "Use the Router as a
    Wireless Access Point".

    • Bobski2000's avatar
      Bobski2000
      Tutor
      Feb 27, 2018
      So sorry, been away on business.
      I was thinking of using it as an acsess Pinot, so yes.
      This is because my satellite company will not let me use another router other than theirs.