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Nighthawk mr5100 vs Ethernet
ATT says I can connect Desktop to Nighthawk via a ethernet cable. Netgear says no. Who do I believe and why. Here is ATT version: How to connect your device to the internet via Ethernet. Connec...
Where does Netgear says you can't, please?
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/MR5100/MR5100_MR5200_UM_EN.pdf is very clear. Some exceptions apply when Always-On WiFi is enabled, and the Ethernet port is used as an additional WAN port.
Fun fact? Netgear has started offering the Netgear Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter, allowing to connect an additional Ethernet device to Mobile Routers already coming with an Ethernet port (like your ATT MR5100), or for some less expensive models without an Ethernet port.
Good info on the USB2Eth dongle. Browsing through the tech sheet, it sounds like it's only gigabit, which is plenty, but for a usb-c device, i was expecting it to be at least 2.5G. can't see pricing on it yet.