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Connect ReadyNAS Pro 6 to WLAN
For several years I have happily and successfully used a NAS, most recently a Netgear ReadyNAS Pro 6 with RAIDiator 4.2.26, mainly to store the library for iTunes and a Sonos music system (a Mac with...
P.S. My Internet access from the Mac is via WLAN through the Huawei router.
Internet access aside, the way to solve your problem is to extend your routing to the wired network.
One approach is to get an ethernet extender. Netgear's WN3500RP is one option. The WN3500RP will bridge to your E5577Cs-321, and you then connect the LAN port of the WN3500RP to your wired network. The E5577Cs-321 will then supply dhcp addresses to the full network (and allow internet access on the full network). You'd disconnect the MBR624GU completely.
The main limitation is that the E5577Cs-321 is limited to 10 clients (which would be wifi+wired if you use the extender).
Many thanks for the interesting suggestion. I'm not sure, though, that it would solve my problem. Sonos always says that to recognise that their system is connected to a LAN (rather than running in wireless mode), one Sonos device (amplifier) should be wired directly to the router. Maybe it would work, though, for the Sonos amplifiers have two Ethernet sockets, so I guess I could cable one amplifier to the Ethernet Extender and then link the rest of my cable network from the other socket. I am a bit concerned about being limited to 10 clients, for I have several Sonos amplifiers as well as the computer, NAS, iPad, etc.
BTW, Amazon mentions the Netgear EX6150-100PES as being a newer version of the WN3500RP. Would that do as well, be better?
I had actually been thinking of buying a router with Ethernet ports, as my old Netgear MBR624GU had, partly because I am not very happy with the Huawei router (I get 'Device disconnected' messages several times a day, though I'm not clear exactly where the problem lies, with the router, iPad/iPhone/Mac or the received signal - I have tried changing the channel the router uses this evening but I can't say yet whether that brought any improvement). I presume a router with multiple Ethernet sockets would let me have everything on the one subnet, as I had with the MBR624GU.
espri wrote:
I am a bit concerned about being limited to 10 clients, for I have several Sonos amplifiers as well as the computer, NAS, iPad, etc.
I was afraid of that, and that probably rules out only adding an extender. You could switch to a more capable LTE router, or you could try connecting a second router behind the E5577Cs-321 (so it only sees one connection). Since the E5577Cs-321 seems to be having other issues, perhaps replacing it is a better option for you.
espri wrote:
BTW, Amazon mentions the Netgear EX6150-100PES as being a newer version of the WN3500RP. Would that do as well, be better?
The E5577Cs-321 only supports basic 802.11N - what was why I suggested the older WN3500RP. Netgear has faster extenders, the high-end is the EX7300. The full product line is here: http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/ The newer extenders should still work with the E5577Cs-321, but they won't give you any speed advantage with the Huawei router (because it doesn't support 802.11ac).
espri wrote:
I presume a router with multiple Ethernet sockets would let me have everything on the one subnet, as I had with the MBR624GU.
Yes. You definitely want to fully bridge the two networks into a single subnet.
At least one LAN ethernet socket will work (connecting that to an ethernet switch). Though if you want to follow the Sonos advice, you'd need at least 2 LAN ethernet sockets in the router.
Thanks for the further information which is helping me understand the situation better.
I will probably buy another router. I have been thinking of the Huawei E5186S (to be set up for the future). Does Netgear have anything similar?
One further question: if I buy a new router, is there a risk that it will not work with my current SIM (from T-Mobile Austria)?
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