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cwoern
Jan 13, 2023Aspirant
Netgear Orbi RBK752 and Nighthawk R9000
Hi there, I hope I get an answer to this one. Due to some “dead spots” in our current house, I ended up over the years with 3 WIFI routers to ensure proper coverage and signal strengths. That...
cwoern
Jan 14, 2023Aspirant
In response to Pleman's reply:
Probably a good idea. I could reserve the Orbi mainly for wireless items like phones, tablets and laptops and run my Homey with all the home automation things through the R9000.
Little bit OT: Is it still worthwhile to use PLEX? All the photos are typically in the cloud these days, movies are coming via Netflex etc.
Are there any other nifty functions the R9000 has, that the Orbi doesn't?
Regards, Chris
plemans
Jan 15, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Not really. The main thing the R9000 has is plex, the spf port, and the wireless AD (that doesn't have any supporting devices)
And you really don't need to do that at all if you don't have a bunch of devices. the orbi is pretty rock solid and it might not be worth going the route of using both. But its always an option if you want to find some utility for it.