Bridged connection to router?

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Ok I’m stuck!
I live on a boat my marina has wireless internet.
On my laptop I figured out how to bridge the marina wireless to the lan port.
I connect my nas to the lan port and was able to access it.
Next I connected an old router I had to the lan port on my laptop.
I tried to set up the wireless router to use the internet from the lan port on my laptop but I don’t know what I’m doing I Guess!

The game plan is to have the nas connected to the router when I’m not at the dock. Then stream that to my tv.

I think this should work.

So the question is what settings do I need from my laptop to plug into the wireless router?

Thanks Bob

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You have the idea, but not the right equipment. You connected wirelessly to the remote WIFI connection AND connected to your NAS, but you didn’t bridge them. You basically had a connection to both (why it “seemed” to work) but in reality the NAS and WIFI connection were not actually communicating thru your notebook.

But you can get a router that can do bridging, where it can connect to a WIFI access point and share that connection to a LAN port. Now this all depends on how strong the marina WIFI signal is

Something like this
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-universal-wi-fi-range-extender-with-ethernet-port-white/2733324.p?skuId=2733324

You could connect that up and hook it to a switch and have an internal switch to get a LAN for your boat with WIFI connection to access the Internet.

Or you can get most major brand routers and look for WIFI bridge option, or use DD-WRT on a router that supports the WIFI bridging option.

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I have a mate lives on a boat and runs a NAS and network.

I would think as mentioned you get a router/extender that catches the WIFI from the Marina , that either IS the router or connects to your network router. Then the NAS plugs into the router.

You cannot avoid using Wifi to get to the Net but you can avoid it on the boat. Have you NAS, your TV (streaming box) , laptop all hardwired to your router!

Then it should also work when you are out to sea with no internet!

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I think you are talking about bridging the wireless from the marina all in a router.
I’m sure I’m not explaining this the right way.
In my laptop I bridged the WiFi from the marina to the lan port on the laptop. Then hooked up the nas and did a firmware update qnap so I know the nas had internet?

I don’t care if the nas has internet access after it’s set up. Just need it to be on a wireless network that I can access with my devices.

That might of just answered my own question.

Just unplug the network cable from the laptop and leave the nas plugged into the router. Log into the router from my tv I should see the nas then.

Is that right?

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I want to stream to tablets so it has to be wireless

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Fine but plug the NAS into a good wireless Router.

And best if your laptop also hardwired to same router.

You may get away with using your laptop doing the “router function” but I doubt that will get the best streaming results.

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Ok it works!
Nas to router.
Log into router with my phone and I can see the nas!

I only had the laptop in the mix so I could get internet to the nas to update it and install software.

If I want to stream on the laptop I could connect the lan back up.

Yes most of the time I don’t have internet access. Sometimes I can hotspot my phone otherwise it’s a sat phone no tethering that thing!

Thanks again Bob

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