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shakilsingh

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i have 2x Wifi/modem/routers from ISP provider and 1x 5 port gigabit switch
how do i connect 4 data points via wall plate in my garage to the internet and use 1 data point in the house to connect the wifi-router-modem to use wifi and also use to connect multiple devices via its ports.
 
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Sounds like the modem is actually a router. So if the ports work with stuff directly plugged in it is just something strange with the second router.

The most common is when the router from your ISP is using the same ip range for its lan as your second router. You would need to change the ip block.

I would use your second router as a AP anyway. It may have a feature that does that otherwise it is just cable to lan port, turn off dhcp, assign a IP that is in the same subnet but does not conflict so your can mange the AP/router.
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bill001g

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I am somewhat confused as to what you want to do.

Your connection must go internet---modem---router---switch

If you internet say comes into the living room on say coax cable and there is a lan port leading back to the garage you can hook a router lan port to the wall and it will then connect to the switch in the garage that is connected to all the other wall jacks.

The time you have a problem is if your internet comes in the garage. You pretty much have to put all the equipment in the garage. What you then do is put other router/ap in the remote rooms to provide better wifi coverage.
 
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I have internet in garage. When i connect internet to my modem(which has 4 lan ports) and lan ports to the wall plate to distribute to 4 points in the house. I pick up 1 point in the room and connect that to my wifi/router/modem i can't seem to use internet via this wifi/router/modem either through wifi or its lan ports
 
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bill001g

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Sounds like the modem is actually a router. So if the ports work with stuff directly plugged in it is just something strange with the second router.

The most common is when the router from your ISP is using the same ip range for its lan as your second router. You would need to change the ip block.

I would use your second router as a AP anyway. It may have a feature that does that otherwise it is just cable to lan port, turn off dhcp, assign a IP that is in the same subnet but does not conflict so your can mange the AP/router.
 
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