Help configuring routers

[Cukumbermouth]

So i have a (cable) modem/router from my isp (optus) 

i also have a netgear nighthawk x6

 

For the last year or so i have been running both as their own routers so its like a network in a network, each time i tried to configure them

i would either lose features of the nighthawk (readyshare) that i wanted to use or it would just plain not work

 

The issue is that the modem router only has one band, and my house has more than 15 devices connected to wifi, so i

would like to use the three bands of my nighthawk for them.

I would also like to be able to have my pc plugged in (wired) to the modem/router and still be able to talk to the devices on wifi

so i can:

• use things like steam in home streaming without having to turn on the wifi of the modem router or pull out my network adaptor.
• Plug a printer into the nighthawk and still be able to print from my main pc

 

 

I have drawn and attached a quick network map in Paint, the solid lines means a physical cable and the dotted line is wifi

 

 

So you may be thinking why not just plug your pc into the nighthawk.

 my answer to that is that the nighthawk is in a very inconvenient place for me to plug

my pc into it and the people i live with be happy.

 

 

 

[Justin_]

just don't use the router feature of your modem and plug your PC into your nighthawk, you wont loose performance, is there any reason you need separate networks???

[Cukumbermouth]

13 minutes ago, Cukumbermouth said:

                 So you may be thinking why not just plug your pc into the nighthawk.

 my answer to that is that the nighthawk is in a very inconvenient place for me to plug

my pc into it and the people i live with be happy.

5 minutes ago, Justin_ said:

just don't use the router feature of your modem and plug your PC into your nighthawk, you wont loose performance, is there any reason you need separate networks???

[Justin_]

Oh sorry I didn't see tat, how about you use something like a powerline adapter??

[Cukumbermouth]

1 minute ago, Justin_ said:

Oh sorry I didn't see tat, how about you use something like a powerline adapter??

powerline adapters are too slow for their cost imo, and i have not had pleasant experiences with them.

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, Cukumbermouth said:

 

Vlans 

[Cukumbermouth]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Vlans 

can you expand on what that is? and how that would work please

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

6 minutes ago, Cukumbermouth said:

can you expand on what that is? and how that would work please

 

You can  put multiple streams of ethernet data down one line using vlans. It's basically like having multiple cables in one. They can't talk to each other. You can have one cable go to the router from the modem and have it also sent data to the gamimg pc from the router. You need a smart or managed switch though.