05-26-2022 06:14 AM
Hello,
I have successfully set up a 3 device Google Nest Mesh network at home. All devices are able to reach the internet, and everything is working fine. I am trying to set up a remote desktop to my laptop. It doesn't work. Turns out that when I try a ping from one laptop to another on the same wifi mesh, none of the devices are able to talk to each other. All ICMP pings are getting timed out. I can see ALL devices from the Google Home App.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Raj
05-29-2022 01:02 AM - edited 05-29-2022 01:02 AM
That is not the default behavior of Nest Wifi, not even on the guest network.
Do you have a combi router modem broadcasting Wifi too? Or some other equipment with NAT and firewall? Sounds like something that's caused by double NAT.
05-29-2022 03:41 AM
Hi,
Thank you for the response. No. I don't have any other equipment broadcasting wifi signal. Google mesh is the only one. I'm also not a networks guy, so unfortunately I only know some basic stuff.
When you say not a default behavior, you mean that this mesh should allow devices to ping each other or no?
Any other pointers?
Thanks much again.
Raj
05-29-2022 04:46 AM - edited 05-29-2022 04:47 AM
Devices should be able to ping each other by default, yes. Just not between devices on main network to/from guest network by default, but a device can be exposed to guest network if you want to. For instance a Chromecast or similar.
Have you set static IP on the devices in question, or do you use DHCP? What local IP address do they get? Should be 192.168.86.x, where X is variable.
Try power cycle? Try factory reset and set up from scratch? Try to/ from devices that are connected by ethernet cable?