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twil
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Dec 04, 2018
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Orbi + OnQ

Hi all, just moved into a new home with an OnQ panel in a closet. The panel has the incoming internet (cable/coax) and a switch that feeds single-gang ethernet ports throughout the house. I have a ca...
  • twil's avatar
    Dec 04, 2018

    Finally tracked down an answer (thanks, Google): https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Large-home-network/td-p/1125465

     

    I was completely ignoring the fact I could just run the coax through to a wall jack -> modem -> modem-to-Orbi WAN -> Orbi -> Orbi LAN to ethernet wall jack. That should work and provide a single network between my wired and wireless devices. OnQ is new to me and when the cable tech enabled my line and stuck the modem in there, I didn't think to change it.