| [HSI] how to integrate Chater HSI into hard-wired house? Hello from Michigan. I switched from U-Verse to Charter yesterday. The new internet connection is fast and solid.
My house is wired with Cat5. With U-Verse I distributed their ethernet via passive Trendnet switches to every room and everyone could be online at the same time, no problem.
Now, with Charter, that system isn't working any longer. Connecting the Arris TM-902 modem with my existing switch network results in just one computer allowed online at a time. For a different computer/user to have a turn the Charter modem has to be reset, computers restarted, etc.
I called support but the guy I talked to really didn't know much about a wired solution, just wireless. He said I would need to buy a router, or more than one router, but couldn't say how or if they could be daisy-chained.
What router(s) would people recommend and how should I integrate it into my existing Cat5 cable set-up? I prefer the least hassle and expense possible, considering how much effort I already put into Cat5-ing the whole house and thinking that I was done with wireless forever.
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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| You just need one router between your switch and the modem. |
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| reply to Cat5house
p.s. I have a mix of W7 & Vista computers. |
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| reply to sittin_tech
Re: [HSI] how to integrate Charter HSI into hard-wired house? Thanks. So basically any router will do the trick? |
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| reply to Cat5house
Re: [HSI] how to integrate Chater HSI into hard-wired house? How exactly did uverse function without a real router? |
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tscotty
join:2005-07-04
Saint Charles, MO | When I had Uverse a few years ago the RG Residential Gateway that converts the RJ-11 to TV and internet was a router. Not sure if that's how it works now but that's how it used to be. |
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| reply to Metatron2008
said by Metatron2008:How exactly did uverse function without a real router?
The gateway used for Uverse functions as a router. |
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| reply to Cat5house
You need a router connected to your switch to allocate LAN IPs. What is happening is the one IP given by your router is being allocated to one computer. The uverse gateway has a router built in. hope that helps. |
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gutspokerPremium
join:2001-08-04
Scottsbluff, NE | reply to passerby
said by passerby :said by Metatron2008:How exactly did uverse function without a real router?
The gateway used for Uverse functions as a router. Charters current motorola modems also have DHCP ability and you wouldn't need a router in addition to your switch. check and see if your modem has dhcp ability first. |
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| I think I'm seeing the problem now. The Arris TM-902 modem installed was for landline too; a Triple-Play install. So if I hadn't gotten phone service too then I would've probably gotten a Motorola or some other modem? Maybe I should call the local Charter office and ask.
Charters current motorola modems also have DHCP ability and you wouldn't need a router in addition to your switch. check and see if your modem has dhcp ability first.
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| I think gutspoker is confusing charter legacy wireless gateways with the modems. Charter does not offer a residential modem with router capabilities. |
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| reply to Cat5house
Buy a Netgear WNDR3700. Works great. |
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| I prefer the wndr4500:
»www.amazon.com/dp/B005KG44V0
Yeah it's twice as much as the other, but the speeds on wireless are pretty much as close to 100 as they could be! |
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| reply to sittin_tech
Thanks for your ideas and recommendations. |
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gutspokerPremium
join:2001-08-04
Scottsbluff, NE | reply to sittin_tech
said by sittin_tech:I think gutspoker is confusing charter legacy wireless gateways with the modems. Charter does not offer a residential modem with router capabilities.
My area gets the Motorola sb6121 which will do dhcp the poster already has a switch so has multiple ports!. So needles to say ROUTER capapbilities |
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| DHCP server beyond 1 address is usually disabled on the modems once they connect to the Internet.
Have you confirmed one of those actually works in this regard for issuing DHCP multiple addresses, once connected to the Internet? |
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| reply to gutspoker
Charter only gives out one IP address to residential customers. I agree the modems can work connected to a switch if you are provided with multiple IP addresses. I was trying to simply the situation by telling him to get a router. |
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| reply to Cat5house
Yep,
Just about any old 10/100/1000 N router will work and that's EXACTLY what you need.
Personally,
I've had the best luck with Linksys routers. My E2000 get's fabulous wireless range and it's in a closet in the middle of my basement!
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mdavej
join:2004-06-09
Greenville, SC | reply to sittin_tech
said by sittin_tech:Charter only gives out one IP address to residential customers. I agree the modems can work connected to a switch if you are provided with multiple IP addresses. I was trying to simply the situation by telling him to get a router.
That's incorrect. Many recent Motorola modems have DHCP servers built in and will dole out several local address if you simply connect them to a switch. It has nothing to do with your public IP address. So instead of buying a $30 router, the OP could simply buy a $5 switch, if he has the right modem. My old DSL modem had this capability as well, and I've never gotten more than a single WAN IP. |
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1 edit | The point is that, yes, a cable modem may have an internal DHCP server but USUALLY that is disabled from issuing more than one LAN IP when the modem connects to the ISP. So, usually, a simple switch won't work like a router does in this regard. |
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