topic Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection in Nest Wifi

Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

WeakestEthernet — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:34:07 GMT

Hello. I'm struggling with forcing my Google Nest in my office room to use the ethernet cable as connection type, and not mesh network.

It also says that the connection is weak to the other Nest - whilst the ethernet cable is outputting 560mbps. Is there any way to force my nest to use the cabled connection and not mesh?

Thanks in advance, hope I made myself understood.

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

MichaelP — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:49:31 GMT

Hello @WeakestEthernet

Can you verify exactly how your system is connected? The primary Nest WiFi Router unit's WAN Ethernet port should be the only thing connected to your internet service. Any wired secondary Nest WiFi Router units should be connected back to the primary Nest WiFi Router unit's LAN Ethernet port, either directly or through one or more unmanaged Ethernet switches. A secondary Nest WiFi Router unit cannot be connected via Ethernet to the same outer network as the primary Nest WiFi Router unit.

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

WeakestEthernet — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:50:19 GMT

Pardon for the late reply @MichaelP

My setup: ISP Router in bridge mode -› Nest WiFi Router (Primary) -› Ethernet Hub -› Nest WiFi Router (Office).

And the cable going from the hub to office router has 500mbps. But it looks like my office router is routing the WiFi from the primary Nest Router wirelessly and not via the cable.

Edit: So now I'm getting "Connection type: Wired". Let's hope it stay this way. Also found this post "How to check if two nest wifi are connected through wired ethernet" that had same problem as I.

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

MichaelP — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:43:21 GMT

I'm glad you found the post describing how to check on the connection type – that was going to be my next step. It sounds like it's working as expected now? It might have just needed to have the Ethernet cable plugged and unplugged a couple of times to get a solid connection.

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

EdwardT — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:12:12 GMT

Hi folks,

@MichaelP, thanks for the help!

@WeakestEthernet, thanks for reaching out and I'm glad to hear that it's working as expected now. Please observe it for now and let us know if anything comes up.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

Jeff — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:48:51 GMT

Hi, WeakestEthernet.

It's been a few days so I wanted to check in to see if things were still working well for you. If you are in need of any more help, just let us know.

Thanks,

- Jeff

Re: Force nest to use ethernet and not wireless mesh connection

Jeff — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:39:09 GMT

Hey, everyone.
It looks like we've slowed down here. We'll be closing up the thread unless anyone else has any input or needs anything else. If so, just let me know and we can keep this open a bit longer.
Thanks,
- Jeff