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Re: M2000 MiFi vs ethernet router
Sorry it didn't work out as planned! Although an extra expense, I would recommend getting a more capable router. Personally, I'm a big fan of the Pepwave Surf Soho as a fairly low-cost (about $200) router for the functionality it provides as well as the extra security (many "consumer" routers - like the Actiontec - have gaping security flaws that are never fixed). The Pepwave router supports up to 16 VLANs - which can include Ethernet ports (so for example, you have a separate Home, Work, TV and Guest networks), which can route between them if you want. It also supports WAN over USB. I have a MiFi 8000 hooked to the USB (going to get the M2000 soon), and don't use the wireless on the MiFi at all (just use the wireless networks on the router). Here is the information that convinced me to purchase and no - have no affiliation with Pepwave or this person, but I am a big fan of the router:Pepwave Surf SOHO Router (routersecurity.org) The rest of that site has also got some very good overall information on router security. Cheers4Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: M2000 MiFi vs ethernet router
I'd change the DHCP configuration on the router (change the router address to something like 192.168.5.1 and change the pool to 192.168.5.2 to 100, for example). Then when your Ethernet PC connects to the router through DHCP, it'll have a 192.168.5.x address. Then when you connect to wireless via your PC, the wireless adapter will get a 192.168.0.X address and you should be able to get to the mifi via the 192.168.0.1 or 0.2 address (because wifi address does not conflict with address handed out by the router).4Visto0likes0Comentarios