Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:43 Post subject: Netgear R9000 SFP+ as Wan
I have Motorola MB8611 cab le modem and wanted to use the SFP+ connection on the R9000 router for better performance.
How do I configure the SFP+ network on R9000 to act as Wan?
Any step by step instructions?
Do I need to buy anything in order to make it work? _________________ Netgear R9000 main router
RAX80 as AP
I use an 8611/9000 combo though the setup is slightly different.
9000 WAN is connected to 8611 running Gigabit from Cox.
9000 10Gb fiber SFP is connected to 16 port 10Gb switch hosting the household network.
2 10Gb NAS boxes, 2 10Gb Gamers, 1 remote 10GTb switch and the rest of the house and AP's on 1Gb.
The 9000 has zero 1Gb ports in use as everything is on the SFP. _________________ Segment 1 XR700 10Gb LAN, 1Gb WAN ISP BS
Wired AP 1 Unifi Wifi 6 LR US 1Gb LAN
Wired AP 2 Unifi Wifi 6 LR US 1Gb LAN
Wired AP 3 Unifi Wifi 6 LR US 1Gb LAN
Syslog Services Asustor 7110T NAS 10GB
NetGear XS716T 10GB Switch
download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/ (Brain Slayer)
YAMon https://usage-monitoring.com/index.php
Things to bear in mind...
-you'd need a compatible SFP adapter, as not all are compatible https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=328296
-to download the DWCruiser vlan guide you must be logged in...(i guess the guide is down for an update, so its missing at the moment )
-if you can afford an extra hardware, you can follow ddaniel51 advise, as it makes sense...
-R9000 has a bad heat-sink design and tends to get very hot, especially if you use its SFP port...
some people, as well me, run an extra fan on it...as well you can set internal fan to nonstop via GUI settings, but for heavy use and SFP, its not enough...
-if R9000 gets overheated very often its radios tend to burn out and than no radios...
-i run almost the last firmware 51440, cannot update ATM to the last, but you can run the very last currently 51506, as usually the last firmware has all the patches...or you can read the SVN line as well new build threads...and check with the other members...and their reports... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
whats your thought on not using the radios then and just use it to give out ips / dhcp and connect to my local network and then use a different wifi in access pt mode..
sounds like the same issues i have having with my older rt-ac5300 with the 2.4ghz radio dropping out and sometimes needing a reboot or even a f/w reflash to get it going again.
also strange it gets so hot i have a tplink in one of my switches 10g,, in an sfp+ slot and it is not getting that hot at all.
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 19:24 Post subject:
I do use the 2.4Ghz radio only, but stopped using its SFP...as my adapter was really getting hot...
and it was just a 1Gbit adapter RJ-45...no idea if optic adapters get hot too, as i never had one...
Yes you can use an external wifi AP plugged to its LAN ports... if radios are dead...on the last builds BS made R9000 to be able to boot without radios, if those are gone...so happy days...
Overall its a great unit...very powerful..and delivers great performance..sadly mine doesn't really see that heavy use as R7800, but both are rock solid... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
thanks for the input but unfort. that would defeat the purposes as i am trying to get stuff on the lan (private ips) using the router as the default g/w to get faster than 1g for instance when going to my nas's etc..
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