RE605X - Wired Back Haul? OneMesh? AP Mode
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Hello,
I just purchased a RE605X Range Extender and have some questions which I was not able to find the answers.
1) Does this support wired backhaul?
2) If wired, then should this be put into AP Mode?
3) Will the OneMesh system work if wired in AP Mode?
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1/2. The device should have Access Point Mode which turns the extender to a wired access point. : https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1325/
3. OneMesh does not support Ethernet backhaul.
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@Tony i am also exploring mesh wifi different models/setup and different brands too. but really looking at RE605X mesh capabilities but a bit disappointed it doesnt support mesh in wired ap mode/backhaul. i like the design with integrated AC as it doesnt add to those wire cluttering. hopefully tp-link can come up with an update and support mesh in ap mode or come up with a new model but same AC integrated design.
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@Tony OneMesh does support wired backhaul. At least on the deco models. So might this be coming for the RE605x too?
I just received mine expecting it to be capable of this, but quite a disappointment for me now to be honest. If this functionality will not come. What models do or will support backhauling incl support for WiFi6 & WPA3. (I'm combining it with the AX6000)
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WARNING WARNING WARNING
If you really want the RE605X BEWARE:
THE DEVICE DOES ARP SPOOFING
and TAKES OVER ALL MAC ETHERNET ADDRESSES ON YOUR WIRED NETWORK
***INCLUDING YOUR GATEWAY***
WARNING WARNING WARNING
I was very happy to go this Saturday morning to buy an extender and return home all in 40 minutes and this one seemed interesting. But now when I set it up, my email got flooded from my linux server+router with arpwatch alerts about mac address changes.
Literally every single mac address on my LAN and WIFI has been assumed by the RE605X and all network traffic is intercepted and goes THROUGH the RE605X. I haven't yet examine what of this traffic is also being sent to TPLINK over the internet as I only started NTOPNG after the disaster. To make things worse I won't be able to filter traffic by it's ethernet address since it replaced all my devices with it's own same hardware ethernet address (that's really evil. I was able to block my existing Tenda 5G router from leaking all my ethernet addresses in plain text mode to their chinese website just by filtering it's mac address. but what TPLinks has done this is a whole new level of evil)
I tried disabling the built-in DHCP server (as I do have mine anyway) but no change. The device is setup in wifi extender mode (no ethernet link), picking up my existing 5G network.
Next I'll try to contact TPLINK but I don't have any hopes. Most likely I will wait to order something else and I'll sell this at loss.
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Hello @gigel
TP-Link Range extender working as a Proxy and will give out a virtual MAC address(click here to learn some details) to clients of extender, but that should Not change the MAC address of Wi-Fi or wired clients of main router, let along gateway.
It is possible that some special setting in your network topology reports alerts when it detects the extender's proxy mode. You may disable some rules temporarily to sort this out.
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[Feature request] Range Extender OneMesh Supports Ethernet Backhaul
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