Hi Mike,
I've never physically handled the kit (and there are a few versions),
and never configured a starlink setup, but we remote-support about 15
sites with corporate-grade SL services. Listening and talking to the
people setting these up to make our stuff work I have picked up a couple
of things :)
The sites we support have the SL router sitting on the shelf
unconnected, and the ethernet cable connected directly to our firewall,
however if you need to do any monitoring or support/config, the router
will be needed to use the mobile phone app. These have been put in
'bypass mode' so the IP address provided by their DHCP ends up on our
firewall.
Internet-wise these services end up behind a starlink 'Carrier Grade
NAT' gateway and get an unrouteable 100.64.0.0/10 address, which is
mapped onto a convenient starlink POP (point of presence) to access the
internet. Corp services can be configured to get a true routeable public
IP, though that is not static and (in my recent experience) can change
often.
Another gotcha is that they do not pass SMTP e-mail (tcp port 25)
outbound.
I hope this is of use,
davidt
On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 01:57:30PM -0700, Mike Lazzari via olympus wrote:
> The internet here over the rusty wire is so bad and unreliable, <10Mbps
> on a good day, if it works at all. Most streaming services recommend 25
> so we are seeing lots of circles going round and round. Running fiber
> is well into 5 figures and we have a sketchy cell signal at best for a
> hotspot. I finally caved (hate to give my pesos to the a**hole) and
> took the Starlink offer of $30/mo for 100Mbps. The kit arrived and was
> easy to setup. But there is a problem. We are surrounded by trees and
> the only marginally good location for the antennae is quite a ways from
> the house. I can run the 50' cable to a rock outcrop from an out
> building and get a clear enough view. Beaming the router back towards
> the house works but isn't strong enough to get to the TV
> Plan B:
> I built this outbuilding when we put in the well thinking I would
> need a water softener (we don't). Now it is a storage shed Anyway when
> a ditch is open you throw in everything that you can think of, Right?
> So along with the water lines and power lines I threw in a couple runs
> of CAT6. I'm thinking that this will pay off. At the house end of the
> CAT6 I'll splice/coupler on a piece to run up to where the house router
> is located. Plug this into the WAN port. The house wired network has a
> direct wire to the TV. And the router (TP Link AX1800, Archer AX21)
> will provide wifi to the house as well. So far does this make sense?
> The question I have is how to connect the CAT6 to StarLink. Right now I
> have the Mini Router connected to the power supply via the proprietary
> water resistant plug (see photo). I'm thinking to connect the CAT6 to
> the house to the other port of the Mini Router. does this sound
> reasonable? Do I have to bridge the mini router? Is that even possible?
> Can I bypass the SL router and connect the CAT6 directly to the
> supplied proprietary SL cable via a pass thru coupler.
> Any help appreciated.
> Mike
> photos:
> [1]http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/StarLink/
>
> References
>
> 1. http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/StarLink/
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