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X4S and XR500 on the same network
I have a Netgear Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router and a Netgear Nighthawk pro gaming XR500 Gaming Router. Each is in a house. Between the houses is an Ethernet cable a little over 100 m lon...
orsajakt wrote:The ONT has LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN4 but only LAN1 is used (connected to X4S).
That sounds correct. The only thing worse than two devices on a LAN trying to function as a router, would be three.
Configure your X4S as a router and your XR500 as an access point and see how it works for you. Remember, some router features are disabled in access point mode. https://kb.netgear.com/000061927/What-is-the-difference-between-router-mode-and-AP-mode
It is an Optical Network Terminal but I did not find a model number on it. Only a MAC number.
The question is, does the ONT perform any routing function?
Does the ONT have more than one Ethernet output port?
The ONT has LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN4 but only LAN1 is used (connected to X4S).
orsajakt wrote:The ONT has LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN4 but only LAN1 is used (connected to X4S).
That sounds correct. The only thing worse than two devices on a LAN trying to function as a router, would be three.
Configure your X4S as a router and your XR500 as an access point and see how it works for you. Remember, some router features are disabled in access point mode. https://kb.netgear.com/000061927/What-is-the-difference-between-router-mode-and-AP-mode
I have changed my XR500 to access point mode and everything worked as usual so far.