Nighthawk X62 ac3000 Extender - What network number on ethernet side? Getting flaky connections
I have the nighthawk attached to my wifi network. I also have 2 devices connected to it using ethernet cables (a Synology NAS and a Mac). Those devices have a different network number than the wifi network. Is this correct? I'm getting very flaky network behavior. Sometimes the Mac can see the Synology, sometimes it can't.
Model: EX8000|AC3000 Nighthawk X6S Tri Band WiFi Mesh Extender
Re: Nighthawk X62 ac3000 Extender - What network number on ethernet side? Getting flaky connections
> I have the nighthawk attached to my wifi network. [...]
"attached" how? And your "my wifi network" comprises what, exactly?
> [...] Those devices have a different network number than the wifi > network. [...]
What does "network number" mean to you? IP address? Subnet? Other? It might help if you showed some actual information, rather than trying to describe it all (vaguely).
> [...] Is this correct? [...]
If you mean that different devices get IP addresses on different subnets, then no. If you have a configuration with one router, which would generally be desirable, then all your LAN devices should be on the same subnet.
> [...] Sometimes the Mac can see the Synology, sometimes it can't.
"see"? Are you blaming their (invisible) IP addresses for that? As usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or interpretations.
Re: Nighthawk X62 ac3000 Extender - What network number on ethernet side? Getting flaky connections
Re: Nighthawk X62 ac3000 Extender - What network number on ethernet side? Getting flaky connections
> I have the nighthawk attached to my wifi network. [...]
"attached" how? And your "my wifi network" comprises what, exactly?
>>The Nighthawk is attached by using 802.11ac 5ghz radio signal to the Wifi router.
>>The wifi network has one TP-Link wifi router and 11 wifi devices connected.
> [...] Those devices have a different network number than the wifi > network. [...]
What does "network number" mean to you? IP address? Subnet? Other? It might help if you showed some actual information, rather than trying to describe it all (vaguely).
>> I don't share IP addresses. The subnet on the wifi network is different from the ethernet side.
> [...] Is this correct? [...]
If you mean that different devices get IP addresses on different subnets, then no. If you have a configuration with one router, which would generally be desirable, then all your LAN devices should be on the same subnet.
>> I have no idea whether the Nighthawk has a router in it but it appears to since the ethernet side has a different subnet than the wifi side.
> [...] Sometimes the Mac can see the Synology, sometimes it can't.
"see"? Are you blaming their (invisible) IP addresses for that? As usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or interpretations.
>> by see, I mean sometimes I can ping the Synology IP address succesfully and sometimes it fails.
Re: Nighthawk X62 ac3000 Extender - What network number on ethernet side? Getting flaky connections
> >> I don't share IP addresses. [...]
I don't do psychic readings.
There's no good reason to hide a private IP address. For a public address, the top half of the address, "a.b" out of "a.b.c.d", would satisfy most of my curiosity. If you're in doubt, then plug that address into the form at: https://whois.arin.net/ , and see if it is a public or private address.
> >> I have no idea whether the Nighthawk has a router in it but it > appears to since the ethernet side has a different subnet than the wifi > side.
I doubt that any network extender has its own DHCP server. Some device on your LAN (other than your main router) might have one, but should not.
> >> by see, I mean sometimes I can ping the Synology IP address > succesfully and sometimes it fails.
Which part of "actual", above, was unclear? Copy+paste is your friend.
