Is the socket on the Whole Home white disk a LAN port I can use?

satherb — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:07:33 GMT

Hello,

I have a WholeHome white disk network, several years old. I have acquired an old PC with no wi-fi. Should the socket on the back of any of the white disks provide Ethernet connection to the wi-fi LAN? I run an ethernet cable from the PC to the white disk (not the primary white disk, one of the remote ones), but it doesn't seem to work. The PC doesn't recognise it as an Ethernet connection.

Thanks!

Bob

Re: Is the socket on the Whole Home white disk a LAN port I can use?

licquorice — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:32:59 GMT

According to the FAQ, you can connect an Ethernet device to a secondary disc.

https://www.bt.com/help/user-guides/bt-whole-home-wi-fi/bt-whole-home-wi-fi-faqs---set-up-and-installation

Can I connect a device (for example, printer or games console) to the Ethernet port of the Whole Home WiFi discs?

Your first disc will use the Ethernet port to connect to your hub (router). On the other discs you can use the Ethernet port to connect other wired devices to the network.

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Is the socket on the Whole Home white disk a LAN port I can use?

Re: Is the socket on the Whole Home white disk a LAN port I can use?

Can I connect a device (for example, printer or games console) to the Ethernet port of the Whole Home WiFi discs?