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Mydogsam's avatar
Mydogsam
Joining in
11 months ago

Deco mesh modem mode on hub

I recently installed T - Link deco mesh to boost my wifi coverage . So I logged into my hub 3 to disable the hub Wi-Fi ,  to do this I have to choose modem mode this disables the router wifi. Thing is when you do this only Ethernet port number 1 remains active the others are turned off . So if like me you have anything connected to ports 2 3 or 4 they have no connection. I have looked at buying a Ethernet switch to overcome this . I don’t think I should have to do this surely virgin should be able to fix this . 

  • jbrennand's avatar
    jbrennand
    11 months ago

    Nope VM  dont really support modem only mode.  You will need to get your own unmanaged switch with 1GB ports - these are only ~£15 on Amazon.  Or put the Hub back to router mode and use the Deco's in "Access Point" mode.

  • legacy1's avatar
    legacy1
    Alessandro Volta
    11 months ago

    You got deco you know how many ports it had you should of got a router your understanding of modem mode is young  

  • Mydogsam's avatar
    Mydogsam
    Joining in
    11 months ago

    I recently installed TP - Link deco mesh to boost my wifi coverage . So I logged into my hub 3 to disable the hub Wi-Fi ,  to do this I have to choose modem mode this disables the router wifi. Thing is when you do this only Ethernet port number 1 remains active the others are turned off . So if like me you have anything connected to ports 2 3 or 4 they have no connection. I have looked at buying a Ethernet switch to overcome this . I don’t think I should have to do this surely virgin should be able to fix this . 

  • jbrennand's avatar
    jbrennand
    Very Insightful Person
    11 months ago

    Nope VM  dont really support modem only mode.  You will need to get your own unmanaged switch with 1GB ports - these are only ~£15 on Amazon.  Or put the Hub back to router mode and use the Deco's in "Access Point" mode.

    • Mydogsam's avatar
      Mydogsam
      Joining in
      11 months ago

      Would this switch do the job ? So Ethernet from port 1 to the switch then all other equipment into the ports on the switch . Then hub into modem mode to disable the wifi from the hub . Then my wifi would be only from the deco mesh system 

       

  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Community elder
    11 months ago

    The whole point of modem mode is to turn the HUB into a 'dummy' device, to allow one wired device internet access.

    After that it's up to you how it's distributed on your third party hardware.

  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Community elder
    11 months ago

    If the switch is plugged into one of the Deco nodes any switch will work, as long as the Deco is also plugged directly into the HUB.

  • legacy1's avatar
    legacy1
    Alessandro Volta
    11 months ago

    Given its a mesh the way they work is flawed unless hub in modem mode can set fixed source MAC that it allows only the MAC mesh which VM will not do.