Connection Error via Starlink

Installation
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Hello,

I’ve encountered an issue while setting up Home Assistant. I was installing HA on a Raspberry Pi 5 connected via Ethernet to a router that is connected to Starlink. However, HA seems to have trouble establishing a connection.

To troubleshoot, I connected the Raspberry Pi to another router with a “normal” internet connection (not Starlink), and everything worked perfectly (installation and operation).

I would prefer to connect the Raspberry Pi to the Starlink router as it provides the best connectivity in my apartment, but I’m not sure how to resolve this issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

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No, you really don’t.
I would look for a different front end router. You don not have access to a lot of the stuff in the starlink and they could change IP address range or a myriad of other settings on you that will tend to freal Home Assistant out.
Keep control of your house and always run your own router in front of the ISP’s router.

3

Can you set the starlink router in bridge mode ? Double nat is not ideal either.

4

I had a friend that couldn’t with a Starlink router.
That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a him problem. I have never had a problem with double NAY however myself.

5

Yes you can. They call it “bypass mode”. It also disables wi-fi.

The changing IP is one issue. The other is the unreliability of the service. You don’t want a link to drop out half way through downloading an update.

6

Actually, I’m not directly connected to the Starlink router, it only acts as the provider (is that correct?). The Ethernet and Wi-Fi are managed by a Mercusys AX1500 mesh kit. I also tried adding another router, the TP-Link Archer C6, in between, but I still can’t get it to work. I probably need to change some settings that I’m not aware of. Oh, and the Starlink router is in bypass mode.