Advice on network setup for short term accommodation (private network off existing wifi)?

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tangerz

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#3383398 12-Jun-2025 22:22

neon:

shk292:

As mentioned above, a travel router is ideal for this, for example

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETTPL1502/TP-Link-TL-WR1502X-AX1500-Dual-Band-Wi-Fi-6-Protab

Tempted. Are you sure that's not going to have the same issue though? I don't want to be in a position to spend 130 on more networking gear that may end up being a paper weight. I'm just jot familiar on travel routers, are they meant to tackle this situation where other routers supposedly can't?

From page 7 of the user manual...

Select "Hotspot" mode. Job done.

But seriously, this is exactly what you're asking for and will do just what you want in your situation, (hardwire port for your NAS and your own private network).

SomeoneSomewhere

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#3383399 12-Jun-2025 22:28

Theoretically, the WiFi-as-internet-source mode on the Fritzbox should have done exactly the same.

If something's preventing that (e.g. some kind of repeater detection on the guest network), it might block the travel router too.

I would be trying a few more options on the FB before spending money, though:

Triple check it's actually successfully connected to the guest network.
Disable the WiFi host so that only the connection via WiFi is to the guest network. Use the Deco as an AP if this works.
Use the FB in bridge/client mode without routing and see if it's a NAT/DHCP/something else issue.

tangerz

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#3383494 13-Jun-2025 09:35

SomeoneSomewhere:

Theoretically, the WiFi-as-internet-source mode on the Fritzbox should have done exactly the same.

If something's preventing that (e.g. some kind of repeater detection on the guest network), it might block the travel router too.

I would be trying a few more options on the FB before spending money, though:

Triple check it's actually successfully connected to the guest network.
Disable the WiFi host so that only the connection via WiFi is to the guest network. Use the Deco as an AP if this works.
Use the FB in bridge/client mode without routing and see if it's a NAT/DHCP/something else issue.

True, it should work the same way.

Other things to check would be that the "WAN" connection (guest WiFi side) is setup to get an IP address via DHCP and that any VLAN tagging is off, (assuming the Fritzbox was previously used for fibre or VDSL).

Also ensure the IP address range used on the WAN side is different to that being used on the LAN side. That is to say the Fritzbox default LAN address range may be the same as that being used by the WiFi network you are connecting to.

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