jacwjames Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 When we built the house and moved in we cut the cord, no phone or no cable. We rely on a Mobley for internet access. I've tethered a ASUS1900 to the Mobley. We've been using this for ~3 years and it does what we need it to do. We do have 4 Smart TV's connected wirelessly to the ASUS router along with 2 laptops and printer. Usually we don't have a problem but occassionaly it looses connection and I sometimes have to reboot to get it to work. I am nearly done with my new Garage/Workshop. The garage is about 150' from the house. I had been looking for a way to extend my wireless network in order to access the internet if I'm working on something and need information. I had posted on IRV2 about options and someone suggested I look at a powerline type extender and it looked like a viable option. After watching some Youtube video's and reading several articles/reviews I purchased a Netgear PL1200 system. We had been using a Netgear extender in the house and was somewhat familiar with how Netgear work. Now comes the fun part. I was trying to set it up PL1200 over the weekend and it requires a network cable to be plugged into the base unit in the house. But as soon as I plug in the cable to the ASUS router the router looses internet connections, the Mobley stays connected. I can see this happening on my laptop. A screen will pop up and I can go into the ASUS admin site but can't get it to connect to internet. I can unplug the ASUS and sometime it will restore internet but most of the time I have to unplug either the ASUS and Mobley to reestablish the connection. With this problem I have not been able to set the Netgear PL1200 system up. What am I missing??? Any suggestions. What other options do I have about trying to get wifi/internet connection in my garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr4Film Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I purchased an Asus Router last summer to hook up the AT&T Mobley to it. After getting the system parameters setup correctly it worked fine EXCEPT for the fact that at least once and sometimes more often each day I would have to turn the router off and back on in order to use it with the Mobley. After a couple of weeks of that hassle I finally removed the Asus Router and went back to my Netgear Router without the Mobley. Needless to say I am VERY disappointed in the performance of the ASUS Router and will most likely dump it on eBay to get rid of it. I will be looking into some other device that works reliably with the Mobley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacwjames Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 My luck with the ASUS has been sporadic. It can go months without a problem and then for a while a daily PITA. Not sure it is caused by the Mobley or it is the ASUS. Most of the time if I drop the internet connection on the ASUS I can check and the Mobley is still accessible. When this happens I can simply disconnect from the ASUS and then reconnect and it works. Frustrating but not a deal breaker. Not sure why I can't plug into the ASUS without it dropping the internet. Can't even plug in just a cable with nothing hooked to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVSSNAKE Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 You could have an IP conflict between the two devices or if for what you thought would be convenience you made the passwords the same that could also cause an issue. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacwjames Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Haven't even got that far yet, as soon as I plug a network cable into the ASUS it drops internet. I'll have to check the network address on the Linxsys router once I get the two Netgear PL1200 to sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitechpete Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) I assume that you are plugging the PL1200 into one of the Yellow Lan ports? Edited April 6, 2021 by hitechpete Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacwjames Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 That is my intent but at this point I am just plugging in a cable with nothing attached and at that point the ASUS1900 looses internet connection with the Mobley. I can still connect to the ASUS but no internet. I can connect to the Mobley and have internet. Until I get this solved I'm at a standstill trying to set up the Netgear PL1200 system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitechpete Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 A network cable should have no effect on the device it’s plugged into as long as the cable is not faulty. Do you have another cat5 or cat6 cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacwjames Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 I've tried 3 different cables, they were all new. I have not resorted to resetting the ASUS yet, that might be my next step. I have an older Linksys router that I may try but it does not have a USB to tether to the Mobley, I am looking at buying one. Fortunately getting this hooked up is not an emergency but it is definitely frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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