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XR500 and Orbi
i live in a two story home that was built in the 1900's. The modem [supplied by Spectrum- 400 speed; only one LAN port ] is on the 2nd floor with the Orbi router and the satellite is on the first fl...
Yes, you can do this. Plug the XR500 into the modem. The XR500 becomes your router. Disable the XR500 WiFi. Connect the WAN (yellow) port on the Orbi base unit (router) to the XR500. Change the Orbi to Access Point (AP) mode. Connect the XBoxes to the XR500 rather than the Orbi.
BUT. I know zero about Call of Duty and whether an XR500 will result in less lag for the "slow" XBox than the Orbi. MY CHOICE would be to give HIM the slow XBox and keep the fast XBox for myself. The point is to win, isn't it?