Modem Mode Hub 3.0
I have Virgin with the Hub 3.0, as does my ex wife for the kids. Now, I set mine up as modem mode with the connection going into a good wifi router which gives me good speeds with long distance signal without any interference, which shares the connection using a PlugnPlay desktop switch & it all runs like a dream. So, my kids wanted the same so I set up the same system, hardware for the ex wife & all runs smoothly.
Now, my ex brother in law wanted the same recently, so I ordered the same hardware & set it up exactly the same way on his Hub 3.0. The only problem is, I can only get internet if I connect the Hub 3.0 in modem mode directly into my laptop or into the desktop switch & into my laptop. I can not get it to work with the router. I've even been trouble shooting to the extreme. I took my 3rd party wifi router which works for me, connected it to his Hub 3.0 & nothing, same with the ex wife's router, nothing.
I've put the Hub 3.0 back into normal mode & it works but it has its issues with reliability of wifi & the modem just bugging out requiring a power off/on. It's just the modem refuses to give any internet, it won't even let the routers know the IP or dns at all. But as soon as I unplug it from the router & into the laptop, we have internet.
So, short of throwing the Hub 3.0 through the window, because its not mine or my window, what am I missing? I've tested all the LAN ports, all working. All cables working. All 3rd party routers working, even so far as testing the ex brother in law on mine & the ex wifes & it detects & functions as intended. So what am I missing? Could Virgin be blocking 3rd party routers out of spite or something or could it be a Hub 3.0 issue?