topic Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi? in Broadband & Landline

BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

philip-47 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:16:51 GMT

I had a set of 3 mini discs and found that I had to have they be able to see each other on Wi-Fi to get them to setup even though they are all connected on gigabit ethernet to a switch and the hub (not BT vodafone on city fibre)

I bough a cheap one on ebay to put near the EV charge as it often claimed to have fallen off the network and it needed cable to work well but I had to setup when it was close an existing disc.

Have I missed something?

on the plus side I now get 300-400 MB up and down from the disc for the EV Charge which is closer to my TV chain so not all bad!

Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

JimM11 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:43:33 GMT

@philip-47 If they are all ethernet connected and the units support wired backhaul then you have nothing to worry about, but you need to go look at the BT manual to see if so and if there is such a explanation of the units. BT help documents would be a place to start!

Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

XRaySpeX — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:48:31 GMT

What are these mini-discs? Are they BT Complete WiFi or Whole Home discs? Post an image.

Which EE BB plan are you on? What EE router do you have?

Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

philip-47 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:12:02 GMT

https://www.bt.com/help/user-guides/bt-whole-home-wi-fi/bt-mini-whole-home-wi-fi

they are around 4 years old, work way better with vodafone than they did with virgin cable!

Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

XRaySpeX — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:19:26 GMT

They should work with any router.

Re: BT Mini Discs - do they need to see each other on Wi-Fi?

JimM11 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:20:46 GMT

@philip-47 Wired backhaul to a switch is by far the best way to treat mesh, the documents from BT do not specifically say or imply, but if you are finding that they all work that way then they probably do, if they relied on only wireless should be easy to spot as they would not work without wireless connection from device to device.