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Re: Possible to use T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Gateway with Dual Wan setup?
rjs1956ad wrote: This question-thread is as close to my situation as I have found. I use an "AiMesh" network with main router an ASUS RT-AX88U and two ASUS RT-AC88s (U and W) nodes. My Primary WAN is gigabit fiber with a static IP address (that I pay $5 a month for). I have had a CenturyLink 10MBs DSL line as my Secondary WAN connected via LAN port #1 on the main router using DHCP. I've been trying to use the Arcadyan KVD21 T-Mobile Gateway to replace the DCL modem for the Secondary WAN connection. Simply jacking the KVD21 to the ASUS using Ethernet DOES NOT WORK as the ASUS Router complains that the router/ISP doesn't correctly support DHCP. I noticed that the Secondary WAN connection advertises the IP address 192.168.12.195. I reconfigured the Secondary WAN connection from DHCP to Static IP using the "195" IP and this does work. HOWEVER, it seems that the "195" address is transient / dynamic. I've simulated failover by physically disconnecting the primary WAN a number of times and (since I have been using the Static IP for the secondary WAN connection) it's worked OK. Last night however the Primary WAN ISP had a DNS issue so the Primary WAN connection failed and the Secondary WAN failover DID NOT WORK. I've spoken with t-mobile support and they tell me that "third party routers are not supported" which is pure nonsense (they shouldn't even offer a service if users can't connect decent network infrastructure. My network currently has over a dozen WIRED connections and three dozen wireless clients. Some of these devices ABSOLUTELY REQUIRE various kinds of special routing configurations. A prime example is an older HP laser printer with internal JetDirect interface. ANYWAY …there HAS TO BE a way to connect the t-mobile gateway to the ASUS mesh system. Can anyone say whether they have something truly similar to my situation working? By the way …I've tried all my experiments with the wi-fi on the gateway enabled AND disabled. In disabled mode I can get to the user interface via a browser and 192-168-12-1 HOWEVER the browser UI has nearly no capabilities (the App (requires wi-fi @&#$&#@) has "more" (but still pathetically little). Yes, I have a similar setup, and unfortunately, I was told Bridge and passthrough mode does not work. Something to do with IPv6 to IPv4 translation. My feedback was provided to engineering, but it is starting to sound like that feedback has gone on def ears. TMO home internet works great at our second property, but for home use I want to use the service but have a complex network setup that won't allow this to work. When I asked about this, one agent told me "Just put your router in wifi mode". My response "I know my router has way more capabilities and offers more security then the device you provide, how about you just add passthrough / bridge mode?" There response "That wouldn't be our recommendation, you should just put your device in wifi mode". I laughed then called back several other times and got different stories. When I tested the device as a standalone device the service was awesome, far exceeded what spectrum could provide. I want the service, just refuse to spend more money on network equipment to make it work when I already have the equipment and several other providers this setup works. I was also told that VPN and Xbox gaming may not work on their device as well. Not sure of the truth there.17Visto2likes0Comentarios