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Bridging a T3200M and using it as a MoCa Adapter
Hi Y'all, I'm wondering what I'm doing and wrong and if what I'm doing is possible. Context I bought a new router, a TP Link AX3000. I want this router to broadcast the WiFi signal and for all d...
For anyone else who comes across the same problem -- I ended up going with the configuration in the above image except I took out the T3200M. Bridging mode would be necessary for me if I didn't have an ONT that supplied me ethernet but since it does -- I can just connect that to the WAN port of my new router. Unfortunately, this meant that I ended up having to buy another MoCA adapter ($50 secondhand, not that bad) and now it's just a simple router & MoCA adapter configuration which wasn't too hard to setup.
I have everything working how I expected and I'll probably return the T3200M modem to reduce my monthly bill by $5.
Ok I think I misunderstood how bridging work. This is how the new configuration would look like, correct?
In that case -- what is the point of bridging the T3200M? I should just be able to connect directly from my new router to the ONT, no? Additionally, I would not be able to make use of the coaxial output port of the T3200M because the bridging port is only on LAN Port 1. So do I really have no choice but to buy a MoCA adapter? It's literally more than the cost of my new router.
For anyone else who comes across the same problem -- I ended up going with the configuration in the above image except I took out the T3200M. Bridging mode would be necessary for me if I didn't have an ONT that supplied me ethernet but since it does -- I can just connect that to the WAN port of my new router. Unfortunately, this meant that I ended up having to buy another MoCA adapter ($50 secondhand, not that bad) and now it's just a simple router & MoCA adapter configuration which wasn't too hard to setup.
I have everything working how I expected and I'll probably return the T3200M modem to reduce my monthly bill by $5.
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Thanks for sharing your solution! It’s great to hear everything is working smoothly for you!
