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Rupert8
Network Novice
Hace 3 años

Google Nest Wifi Router Offer

Hi,  I have 5G home internet. I ordered some Google Nest wifi routers directly through T-Mobile's current discount offer. Turns out the '5G Gateway A' (as the device is called on my account page -...
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Cali_Cat
Bandwidth Buddy
Hace 3 años

Yes it will work. The Nest mesh system will automatically configure to DHCP mode. There are some major differences to bridge mode though:

  1. Devices connected to your TMO router wifi cannot connect to devices on your Nest wifi. Work around is to not use or disable the TMO wifi.
  2. Devices on your Nest wifi will see 2 NAT layers. There is no work around

I don't have the Nest mesh system but my mesh system is configured the same way - DHCP. So far I haven't seen any issues with the double NAT, but some gaming console owners reported some issues.

Unfortunately, Nest wifi doesn’t appear to support access point mode which would solve both issues above.

There is a separate thread on this question:

https://community.t-mobile.com/syncup-and-iot-10/t-mobile-home-internet-google-nest-wifi-15190