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RBx850 - Modem - swith - router/satalite/etc
i just upgraded to 1 gig fiber from Spectrum and tehy installed a modem. my home has a central "media" box that outside lines come into (cable). from there i have home runs to all my rooms for cat5 n...
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AX product. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Orbi AX and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this "general Orbi" forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-axThank you.
rdt40ish wrote:i just upgraded to 1 gig fiber from Spectrum and tehy installed a modem. my home has a central "media" box that outside lines come into (cable). from there i have home runs to all my rooms for cat5 needs. i plugged my modem into a "switch" and from there to my Orbi router, orbi satelite, other cat5 needs.
based on a video i just saw, this should not work. seems to be ok for now. thoughts? getting 1 gig speeds. wondering if i should change my switch to a similar(TP-Link Multi-WAN Wired VPN Router | Up to 4 Gigabit WAN Ports ) and change my orbi to "bridge"... thoughts?
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AX product. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Orbi AX and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this "general Orbi" forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/bd-p/en-home-orbi-ax
Thank you.
rdt40ish wrote:i just upgraded to 1 gig fiber from Spectrum and tehy installed a modem. my home has a central "media" box that outside lines come into (cable). from there i have home runs to all my rooms for cat5 needs. i plugged my modem into a "switch" and from there to my Orbi router, orbi satelite, other cat5 needs.
based on a video i just saw, this should not work. seems to be ok for now. thoughts? getting 1 gig speeds. wondering if i should change my switch to a similar(TP-Link Multi-WAN Wired VPN Router | Up to 4 Gigabit WAN Ports ) and change my orbi to "bridge"... thoughts?