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Secondary router acting weird (self.networking)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by tester1121 to c/[email protected]

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(I know that I should have just used a mesh network)

I have a router from my ISP, and it is placed at one end of my house. My Chromecast, printer, and other IoT devices are connected to it. I recently connected another router via Powerline to the other end to get quicker speeds, and to get Ethernet for my PC. However, I can't print off of the second router's network, and I can't use the Chromecast virtual remote. The router shows up as a single device on my ISP router, and none of my other devices connected to it show up.

Do I need to put the router in bridge mode, or do I just need to mess around with the configuration of it?
Will the router support 5GHz still? (My ISP router is only 2.4GHz) \

Second router model: Linksys EA6350

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You want to have your second router in bridge mode. Something like this https://www.linksys.com/gb/support-article/?articleNum=137888

[–] tester1121 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Will this disable 5GHz wifi and the ethernet ports on my Linksys router, and will the Linksys router's control panel be unreachable once in bridge mode?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You should be good. It's simple to reset the router if needed anyway

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