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Starlink Router
I bought a Netgear Nighthawk RS300 to be used with Starlink. I viewed a video that showed that you may not use the Starlink router and connect your own router directly to the Starlink power base and thus not use the Starlink router. So can I connect the RS300 router directly to Starlink and not connect the RS300 to the Starlink router and use the Bypass mode in the Starlink app.? Has anyone used this option of connecting your own router directly to Starlink and not using the Starlink router?
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Any progress on this?
I tried once and this was my results.
All of devices connected by ethernet cable connected to Netgear router and had access to the internet. The 3 devices that connects using wifi would not connect to the wifi. I logged into the Netrgear router and the router said that internet was good. In viewing the settings for wifi everything look good to me. So I went back to use the Starlink router so that the 3 devices would have internet access. I am now having 2 networks using the Netgear router for my security devices and the Starlink router for wifi. I have other things I need to take care of and this was the reason for my delayed response. I will start to work on trying to solve the internet issue this week so that I may use the Netgear router as my only router. The Neatgear router gives me more control over my network than the Starlink router
Thank you for the update. Let us know how it goes.
You might try testing the RS wifi with wifi security temporarily disabled to see if any wifi devices get connected there. Then after testing that, try enabling WPA2 and AES only on the RS router. Then test connecting wifi devices. Then try Mixed Mode WPA2/WPA3 and test.
Something to check with the ISP about or check online guides regarding the Starlink routers removal and configuration of another router.
There maybe special configurations needed by the ISP to be set on the RS router to help make it work.
Other options:
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem. https://kb.netgear.com/25891/DMZ-on-NETGEAR-routers
https://kb.netgear.com/24086/How-do-I-set-up-a-default-DMZ-server-on-my-Nighthawk-router
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the NG router to the modem, LAN to LAN configure AP mode on the NG router.
https://kb.netgear.com/20927/How-do-I-change-my-NETGEAR-router-to-AP-mode
Try option #2 first...
