Replace HH in modem only mode

Hey all,

Would love some advice. I'm running a HH5 with an R7000 router. I've also then got another R7000 router acting as an AP.

The HH has wireless disabled etc, so it's pretty much acting as a modem only. I don't want the HH bottlenecking at all, would you guys recommend replacing it with a straight up modem?

Is the first R7000 actually running as a router or a switch?

Where do you have DHCP enabled? In the HH or R7000?

It's running as a router.

DHCP setup on the HH, and the R7000 I think. The HH has a different range of IP's.

You really should turn it OFF in one of those.

The HH can normally be set to run in a Modem Only or Bridge Mode ... go for that option and you will have what you need. Do a Google search for "BT Home Hub modem only" and you should see instructions for your version.

In reply to a post by MHC:

The HH can normally be set to run in a Modem Only or Bridge Mode .

That's on the Business version not the Home version

Ah, so is it best to use something else, not sure how's best to setup the network really?

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I have a HH4 Type A at the moment, just been onto BT to try get a HH5.

How can I tell what cabinet I'm on, I haven't got fibre at the moment, on an EO line (see other post lol).

Oh sorry, you said you had a HH5. As you're on an EO line you don't have a cabinet.

Yeah my mistake, thought it was! Yeah of course I don't! 6mbps connection is really getting tiring now.

TP Link W9970 £38 and supports both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 in both bridge and modem/router modes. The wireless on/off is a simple switch.

Have not used one on ADSL2+, both works well on VDSL2 in bridge mode (currently bridging to a Sky SR102)

You are right, I was thinking about a couple I have seen in a pseudo-bridge mode.


On the HH5

DHCP - set to OFF
WiFi - turned off, 2.4 and 5Ghz bands

Set the IP range to the standard 192.168.1.1 to ...256 and leave the HH5 IP address as 192.168.1.254


Then on the connected router, ensure DHCP is on, and the range uses 192.168.0.xxx to ...yyy as appropriate. Yes, a different subnet. If there is a login section set that to OFF.

It may need a little playing with and tweaking, however, it can work.