Connecting secondary router via eth cable to extend range. Help

[Falcon1986]

2 hours ago, idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b said:

May I ask what is the reason for setting the first DNS to be the same as main router's ip address? 

Curious about this. 

Thank you

It points connecting clients as to where to look for the DNS server. Your primary router, by default, uses your ISP's DNS server, so the secondary unit would use that as well. The DNS2 entry is just a backup if DNS1 is not found.

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

Sorry, just throwing this out there. 

 

Can it be that this limit has to do with my issue?

 

 

Today I checked on my Pixel phone to see if I can get the exact time issue with not being able to connect to wifi. and the pixel fails during its effort to obtain and IP address. I managed to notice that in the wifi settings of my Pixel phone. 

 

Could this be a hint at the cause? Something is blocking it from attaining a new IP address? 

 

 

 

 

[Falcon1986]

6 hours ago, idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b said:

Could this be a hint at the cause? Something is blocking it from attaining a new IP address?

Do you have more than 64 devices connected at the same time?

[idh1oi12jkl31jk2bgve3jk12b]

6 hours ago, Falcon1986 said:

Do you have more than 64 devices connected at the same time?

 

Thx for replying. At the same time - no way. So i guess this is not the issue. 

 

But the main router does hold many devices. Here is a pic. Sorry for the low quality: 

 

 

I will actually take a minute to describe the local (home) network in case this brings some light to this issue. 

 

There's a main router that was given to us by the internet/tv provider (they are both a tv and ISP prorider). 

The main router box has many satellites scattered around the house. Around 6 of these satellite devices (I am assuming these are APs). 

There's also a phone line (IP phone, that's what's it called?). 

There's a number of devices connected to this router (wired or WiFi). 

- 2 iPhones

-Xiaomi phone

- Desktop PC

- iPad

And occasional guests. 

 

 

To this main router I connected the 2nd router (which is what this thread is about). It's made by TOTOLINK. 

To this 2nd router I connect the following: 

- iPhone

-iPad

-Chromecast

-Pixel Phone

-Desktop PC

- 2 Macbook Airs 

- sometimes 1 macbook pro 

 

That's about it.