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TwtichStormTv1's avatar
Jul 11, 2020

rx700 router

i have xifinity cox cable router. So i bought this nighthawk rx700 so i dont get ddos anymore from people when i play xbox. my question is how do i set it up? Do i remove my xfinity router or do i hard wire the Nighthawk into the xfinity router? I know its prolly a stupid question but im new to this so please show murcy lol!

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  • Yes connect it directly to the Xfinity router. If you want to prevent being DDoSed then you will need to get a VPN subscription to use with the Hybrid VPN feature and then apply it to your console.