GTOMAN Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 So I originally was using my r2 as my only router, but I have so many wireless devices, etc that the router was slightly unreliable. So I put my tplink archer c8 as the main router and the r2 as the second router. I have them connected via Lan ports 1-4. Disabled dhcp server on the r2 and changed the r2 ip address to one number higher then the tplink ip. Was this correct? Everything seems to be working correctly for the most part. Is there a better way to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTOMAN Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 OK, so my Xbox is connected to the internet. I can play games, etc. But geo filtering is not working, nor does my Xbox show to be connected to the Duma, even though it is hard wired to the duma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamingcavalier Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Try it the other way round. Seems there are some problems WiFi related on the R2 that causes dropouts as you probably know. Until it's resolved, I have a similar setup to yours but with the R2 as primary and disabled WiFi. It's a lot more reliable like this and you get to use the other features as intended. As of today, I've had no problems for over 2 weeks compared to before when the dropouts were daily and even a few times per day. Try it and see how you get on. PS. I have everything connected to my secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribe12 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, GTOMAN said: So I originally was using my r2 as my only router, but I have so many wireless devices, etc that the router was slightly unreliable. So I put my tplink archer c8 as the main router and the r2 as the second router. I have them connected via Lan ports 1-4. Disabled dhcp server on the r2 and changed the r2 ip address to one number higher then the tplink ip. Was this correct? Everything seems to be working correctly for the most part. Is there a better way to do this? Destiny 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias 1aB Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, GTOMAN said: So I originally was using my r2 as my only router, but I have so many wireless devices, etc that the router was slightly unreliable. So I put my tplink archer c8 as the main router and the r2 as the second router. I have them connected via Lan ports 1-4. Disabled dhcp server on the r2 and changed the r2 ip address to one number higher then the tplink ip. Was this correct? Everything seems to be working correctly for the most part. Is there a better way to do this? as gamingcavalier posted, put them the other way around. use the R2 as your main router and turn the wireless completely off on the R2. Use the tp-link router in access point mode meaning you do not need to turn dhcp on the tp-link. geo-filter will work now and you will probably stop getting disconnects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTOMAN Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 OK, my next question is, can I leave the wifi on and still be OK? I also don't believe my tplink has a access point mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamingcavalier Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I guess you could try with it on for testing purpose but I would advise you to just turn WiFi off on the R2 because it's still unknown why it causes problems but having it disabled makes it much more usable. You will just introduce more unnecessary interference into your network having WiFi on both R2 and Archer. AP mode makes things more simple and streamlined but if it's not an option then shouldn't be a problem as long as you turn off DHCP on the Archer and give it a static IP as you've done with the R2 on your first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted April 20, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good advice above there! I'd also reset the IP address you gave the R2 as that isn't needed and you will need to re-enable DHCP on the R2. Disabling DHCP doesn't help, just means you would have to assign IPs to devices to have them connect to the router which is more of a headache in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhilali55 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I have an R1 device, does that include my device type or is it exclusive to the R2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted April 20, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, alhilali55 said: I have an R1 device, does that include my device type or is it exclusive to the R2? Hey, welcome to the forum! I would recommend the same thing for the R1 as well yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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