Can I completely replace Reliance Jio Fiber Router with my own router?

[Arc]

Jio Fiber Router is probably one of the worst routers I've seen till date. Nothing's organized and the interface is very unintuitive. Moreover a lot of settings are poorly designed.

I currently own an Asus RT-AC58U router (gigabit), and it is simply one of the best routers I own. (Link:RT-AC58U | Networking | ASUS India)
It has all the features I want at a place I'd like it to be. Moreover the router's USB storage functionality also works unlike that of Jio Router.

So I just wanted to ask if it is possible to discard off the Jio Router and instead use my Asus Router instead. I understand that my router does not seem to have a "fiber port ", (the one connected on Jio Router is different from the traditional ethernet port). So is there some kind of repeater device I can use?

 

[Lobogris]

That's very bad networking practice. Why would you want Double/Triple NAT? The whole objective is to have clear open NAT.

Some people's networking practice amaze me.

What's next? Block ICMPv6?

Why? Because it is easy and makes no difference in anything I do. I get full speed on speedtests, torrents, web browsing and anything else I do. This has been my experience on DSL, ADSL, cable internet and fiber. In fact, most people do the same.

 

[MarcT]

I disagree with @Dark_Nate,

A double NAT is not necessarily good or bad is it ideal probably not. Yes you only want single network address translation best case scenario. Worst case scenario if you have a double NAT or even triple NAT its neither good nor bad. It really doesn't change much adds a little bit more latency and since you have now isolated your PC because you are in a private network within a network, your outer router(ISP router)may have trouble opening up ports for gaming and P2P (ie. your UPNP service will not work on your outer router). So the necessary ports will not open but if you are okay with that then as they say if it ain't broken don't fix it. Also notice how I say you may experience problems with P2P and Gaming (this means you may or may not).

@Lobogris you are right, it is experience dependent for some people a double NAT doesn't effect things but for other it may cause havok in how they function. My advice once again is if it work for you let it work, if it isn't broken don't fix it. Half the time we break things trying to fix things that were already working.

 

[Smh]

In simple terms if you want to do some browsing, social media, Netflix stuff you won't notice anything with N no. of NAT.

If you want to do anything more you may face some issues. Like a simple thing would be QoS settings which won't work properly with multiple DHCP servers. Or a printer connected may not work properly, all internal devices may not be able to talk to each other properly. Etc.

Unnecessary NAT is bad advice/practice and should not be suggested.

Just because it works for you but may cause issues for others, is a good enough reason to not suggest the method or specially when it's very simple to avoid.

Honestly I don't understand why people here in a broadband forum are defending a bad networking practice. I would understand if it's something too technical for a lot of users but it's really easy.

 

[Lobogris]

I disagree that it should not be suggested because it worked for someone. Practically all suggestions are based on what has worked for someone. If there is an easy method and it works well for me then suggesting it is fine. The reader can try it and at least get started. Later if they face any issues then they can start looking into things like bridge mode but for most people it would not be an issue. I changed some of my ISP modems to bridge mode after many years and noticed no difference. Therefore that is not something I worry about.

 

[Temp Demp]

47 devices

Yes 47 Devices ...Lots of Smart Home Gadgets

 

[MarcT]

Isn't this thread about
Can I completely replace Reliance Jio Fiber Router with my own router?

Maybe we can get back on topic and figure out a way.

 

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[shashankb]

Certainly has a negative effect on many P2P apps.

If I am not wrong the P2P both devices should be on the router (not modem) right ??

 

[akulohia]

Isn't this thread about
Can I completely replace Reliance Jio Fiber Router with my own router?

Maybe we can get back on topic and figure out a way.

I tried enabling bridge mode on the Jio fiber router and tried many different values for the VLAN id. But I am unable to access internet from the LAN port selected on the bridge mode page. Anybody had any success with this?

 

[GR2]

@akulohia No one knows the vlan id.

 

[8923749134]

i have a jio router , iam a hostel guy . the routers provided in the hostel are slow . so i bought a unused jio router from my home and connected the WAN(ethernet) to the give LAN ports of jio router and iam able to use its wifi which is better than the old one , but how to change the password of the jio wifi . i was not able to change it .. is there any way ?