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How do I get my modem's IP address when using Google Wifi?

Occasionally I need to connect my ISP's modem directly to initiate a restart. Normally when I connect to my modem directly, I can either connect to the modem using the vanity URL provided by the ISP, or I can figure out the modem's IP address, and…
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Devices don’t automatically reconnect to nearest Google Nest Wifi point

I’ve got a home Google Wifi network comprising: 1 Nest router, 1 Nest Wifi point, and 2 Google Wifi points. These are all compatible. The Google Wifi app shows the mesh network is healthy. But I’ve noticed that connected devices frequently show only…
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How does Google WiFi device speed test work?

I was recently using the device speed test functionality on Google Wifi (https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/7578264) and it got me wondering how this works. Ping works to arbitrary devices because they respond to ICMP, but how does a speed test…
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Can you bridge a basic mesh wifi (e.g. google wifi) system with a separate wireless bridge?

I currently have one house with a mesh Wi-Fi system (Google Wi-Fi). I am adding a back-house that is too far to reach with just mesh access points alone. I would like to maintain the Google Wi-Fi setup in the primary house as it. Ideally I would…
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Computer connecting to wrong Google wifi router

I have Google Wifi with 2 routers. My work computer is right next my personal computer. My work computer shows me: netsh wlan show interfaces There is 1 interface on the system: Name : Wi-Fi Description :…
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Motorola MB8611 Cable Modem and Google Nest WiFi router do not smoothly connect on power-on

I have the following setup in my home network: Service Provider: Cox Cable Modem: Motorola DOCSIS 3.1 MB8611-30 WiFi Router: Google Nest This system occasionally goes down for different reasons. Today, it was something on Cox's end. They did some…
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Port forwarding intermittently working

I have a AT&T Gigabit modem/router (ARRIS BGW210-700) configured in IP passthrough mode with a Google Wifi router. I have to go with IP Passthrough as it is not possible to put these devices into Bridge mode. I have ports forwarded on the Google…
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Can you connect other routers to Google Nest Wifi and have them extend the network similar to a mesh config?

tl;dr: Can another wifi router be used to extend GoogleNest? (e.g. via Ethernet cable). Could it behave as a mesh? (aka use same network id and have devices easily hop between acces points) If yes, what are the drawbacks to just getting the Google…
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integrate mesh system in existing wired network

I have a wired network built around a wifi router. I was wondering how I could integrate a wifi mesh into this configuration. I need to bring wifi to more rooms in the house and I thought of using a mesh system instead of a repeater.
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Issues with network stability

I can't seem to manage to sort out my home network issues. I have a setup that looks like this: So I have a router that is set up to just be a bridge, and DHCP and everything is disabled on it. It is connected to a Google WiFi that is set to work…
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Windows 10 WiFi only working with low MTU

Got a mystifying issue with my WiFi. It suddenly stopped working and after much trial and error I got it work by lowering the MTU to 316. netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface "Wi-Fi" mtu=316 Anything higher than that just hangs and end up with a…
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How to resolve VLAN tagging issues with Google Nest WiFi router

I am a software engineer and have some training and experience with TCP/IP networks, but not enough to figure out this intractable issue that appears to be caused by my choice of router colliding with my choice of broadband provider. My home network…
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Home network cable differences

I'm trying to extend my home network to a second building close to my house. I've run a cat6 cable from my router (Google Wifi) to the second building, and when I jack it into my laptop everything seems fine - good ping & bandwith, no (apparent)…
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Google Wifi + PiHole: Redirecting DNS requests

Current setup involves 3 mesh google wifi devices + 1 Raspberry PI 1 B model running pihole. Most of the time it runs fines as it is, but I've noticed some devices (i.e. Chromebooks, chromecasts, etc) skip the dns configured in google wifi and go to…
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Can I mix and match wired and wireless connections between Gooogle Wifi access points?

Imagine I have the following set up: Internet --wired--> Google Wifi 1 Google Wifi 1 --wireless--> Google Wifi 2 Google Wifi 2 --wireless--> Google Wifi 3 I notice that the connection is slow when connecting to Google Wifi 3. Probably because of…
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