10-10-2021, 03:16 PM
Spiff,
Mesh systems are basically wireless routers. Connecting one to to another wireless router will create a double-nat situation, which can cause problems.
Switching a router to "bridge" mode turns off its routing features and it becomes a wireless access point that creates big honkin' wireless network. That way, it prevents a double-nat situation when used with another router (of any type).
In your situation, you'd run the ethernet cable between the modem-wireless router (provided by your ISP) and the router (in bridge mode). Instead of using the wireless network from the ISP provided router, you use the network created by the mesh system. It may have a different network name but it is still a part of the same network because the routers are connected together.
Robert
Mesh systems are basically wireless routers. Connecting one to to another wireless router will create a double-nat situation, which can cause problems.
Switching a router to "bridge" mode turns off its routing features and it becomes a wireless access point that creates big honkin' wireless network. That way, it prevents a double-nat situation when used with another router (of any type).
In your situation, you'd run the ethernet cable between the modem-wireless router (provided by your ISP) and the router (in bridge mode). Instead of using the wireless network from the ISP provided router, you use the network created by the mesh system. It may have a different network name but it is still a part of the same network because the routers are connected together.
Robert