Chaser
join:2008-11-10
Edmonds, WA
1 edit | reply to phat_h
Re: ONT/Cat6 & Actiontech router
Sounds like he wants to two ethernet outlets. One on the first floor, and one on the second floor. He probably has computers on both floors, and rather than running the cat5 cable all over the house from top to bottom, he wants to be able to plug into a router on each floor, as in two outlets and two routers, which I don't think you can do.
If you have 1 router plugged into the upstairs outlet, I don't think you can plug a router into the downstairs one. |
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phat_h
join:2006-08-27
West New York, NJ
| Yes you are correct i want to have two ethernet outlets. I have my own routers on the second the floor. On the first floor i have coaxial outlets RF6 which i was thinking of placing actiontech router on this floor. Is this feasible having ethernet port enabled on ONT and then using Actiontech router enabled also ?
Thanks in advance |
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More Fiber
Premium,MVM
join:2005-09-26
West Chester, PA
 ·Bay Area Internet ..
| You don't need to have the RJ45 enabled on ONT to use the Actiontec as a router.
It makes no differences if the Actiontec is connected via coax or cat5.
If I understand what you are asking, is this:
Connect the 2nd flr router's WAN port to a LAN port on the Actiontec.
Leave the Actiontec on it's default subnet of 192.168.1.x.
Configure the 2nd floor router to use the 192.168.2.x subnet.
Without explicit routing entries, PCs on on the 2nd floor won't see PCs on 1st floor and visa-versa. |
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Chaser
join:2008-11-10
Edmonds, WA
1 edit | said by More Fiber  :You don't need to have the RJ45 enabled on ONT to use the Actiontec as a router. It makes no differences if the Actiontec is connected via coax or cat5. If I understand what you are asking, is this: Connect the 2nd flr router's WAN port to a LAN port on the Actiontec. Leave the Actiontec on it's default subnet of 192.168.1.x. Configure the 2nd floor router to use the 192.168.2.x subnet. Without explicit routing entries, PCs on on the 2nd floor won't see PCs on 1st floor and visa-versa. I don't think that's what phat_h wants, but the fact remains that that is what he'll get.
In other words, getting 2 ethernet outlets is basically meaningless because you'll only be able to use one of them at a time. As More Fiber said, your second router has to be connected to your Actiontec router.
So, to answer your question, NO, you cannot have two ethernet outlets both connected to separate routers at the sametime. |
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