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Dangel2131
Apr 27, 2023Initiate
NIGHTHAWK XR1000
Question for all: I have FIOS fiber internet. I have a cheapo router that Frontier gave me where I deactivated the wifi signal on and run a whole home eero pro 6 mesh network for wifi. This cheapo ...
Dangel2131
Apr 27, 2023Initiate
Thank you for replying! I definitely can add my own router. Fiber automatically has an ONT. Mine is in the garage. The fiber goes to it directly and then a cat 5 line runs to a switch which then splits off to all the cat 5 wall ports in the house. The cheapo router they provide is only acting as a gateway/wifi axis point which again I disabled. So it is really a gateway for LAN. I just wonder if DUMA OS 3.0 will work with wifi disabled on the XR1000. And I don’t need any better wifi in the office where this setup will be. The eero mesh is perfection for wifi. The goal is to only improve bufferbloat and reduce ping for call of duty game play.
plemans
Apr 27, 2023Guru - Experienced User
If you're wanting improved speeds, you'll need to make sure the eero is running through the XR1000.
you can disable the wifi on it without issues.
And if your ISP supports getting rid of their router, you should be fine. Plenty of other people have done so