Sky max pods

[Redspark43]

Does the sky max pod have an Ethernet in port? 
I've a cat 5 connection from the router to the wifi 'dead zone', I'm wondering if I could connect this pod via Ethernet to give me better wifi in that office?

[TimmyBGood]

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@Redspark43 wrote:

Does the sky max pod have an Ethernet in port? 

I believe the pods actually have two ethernet ports.

I've a cat 5 connection from the router to the wifi 'dead zone', I'm wondering if I could connect this pod via Ethernet to give me better wifi in that office?

Yes, that should work.

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[Redspark43]

Hi, thanks for the quick response, I'm led to believe the two ports are Ethernet out to devices not Ethernet in to create a new zone in my office, have you tried it this way round?

[TimmyBGood]

@Redspark43 

My broadband is with BT, but I'd think the Max pods are specified as bridges for ethernet-in as well as out.  All previous Sky booster models have that functionality.

[Redspark43]

It'll be delivered soon so I'll let you know how we get on, the sky tech guy didn't seem to think you could use it like that but he wasn't sure.👌 

[Fred123456789000]

Did you get an answer to this from the Sky guy?

I got a pod today and I've tried plugging a laptop into it, but it doesn't detect a LAN port.

There's a frustratingly small amount of info about these things on the web

Ta

[Chrisee]

@Fred123456789000 as delivered the pods need a period to download firmware and optimise the connection to the hub this can take a few hours As I understand it the pods will work as a WiFi to Ethernet bridges. The pods are made by Plume but are running custom firmware developed by Comcast and adapted by Sky.

[HOOPERT]

Did you get an answer to this, I have ordered a Pod as can't get wifi in an office room in awkward wifi place, plan is to run Cat 6 ethernert cable from router to Sky Max Pod to generate wifi in office room, is this possible? Does the max pod have ethernet in? if not what would the solution be?

[TimmyBGood]

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@HOOPERT wrote:

 Does the max pod have ethernet in? 

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Yes.

[HOOPERT]

Thank you, so running a Cat 6 ethernet cable from router to it will generate better wifi in that area, there was some notes above which referenced the max pod only has ethernet out not in which I did not fully understand