Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System

magenta9856549 wrote:

Is there a way to disable DHCP / routing on the mesh network and use the TMO HI device as the sole/only router ?

That way, the TMO HI would give out IP addresses from it’s internal router instead of creating an interference with 2 different IP ranges being broadcast (Double NAT).

I want a seamless, hand off network that switches automatically to the strongest signal.

So I just picked up a Black Friday deal from Best Buy - 3 unit mesh Eero Dual Band AX Wifi 6 w/ wired backhaul that would be perfect for my tri level house and all the Apple devices we use….

 

So i've read that you're basically set your router to the same network as your Tmo gateway, but i haven't practiced and have no clue of any "ah ha" moments. Basically, you'd set your router as a switch (this can be done via connecting your tmo gatway to the switchports instead of the WAN port, as for the mesh setups i think you'd configure that but since i haven't played with those i don't know the details). I would also imagine you'd have to disable DHCP on your mesh router (since the tmo gateway would also be a dhcp server, and having two devices being a dhcp server may cause problems). This would essentially break the double-NAT. I would imagine you'd still have two Wi-Fi signals, because the tmo wifi can't (i don't think) mesh with your wifi. Ultimately, i don't know how this would affect a mesh, as i haven't tried it.