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Two modems, two Orbi routers, one network?
So, recently I had to buy another cable modem to run my phone. Since I have the new modem in the opposite end of the house than my Orbi router & the other modem is setup, I thought it might cool if I ...
onezerosix141 wrote:
Xfinity is my ISP.
Cable modem -> Orbi Router -> 2 Orbi Satellites
What I want to know is if it's possible to run
Cable modem A / Orbi Router A
Cable modem B / Orbi Router B
to the same 2 Orbi Satellites
What you could do is buy a router that supports dual WANs, connect both cable modems to that single router, then connect Orbi to that router in Access Point mode. Then you would have a single network.
Some dual WAN routers will aggregate the bandwidth of the two WAN connections, giving you a single network with faster Internet bandwidth. One example would be:
the two orbi routers would still not work as a single wifi unit , you would still have 2 transmissions and they would interfere with each other
peteytesting wrote:the two orbi routers would still not work as a single wifi unit , you would still have 2 transmissions and they would interfere with each other
You are right, of course
I envisioned using only one Orbi "router" plus some number of satellites in AP mode. I didn't make that clear though.