Starlink Mesh, Bypass Mode or Your Own Router: Which Fits?
Starlink mesh nodes pair with the Gen 2 Router, Router 3, Router Mini and the Starlink Mini, not with the Gen 1 Router and not with any other brand's mesh system, and Starlink recommends no more than three of them. Here is which router does what, when to run a cable to the node, how bypass mode hands the network to your own router, which kits need the Ethernet Adapter, and why port forwarding takes a third-party router and, on IPv4, a public IP that only some plans can get.