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RBRE960 Xfinity xFi Conflict
I just installed a new RBRE960 in AP Mode to replace an RBR850 system. For some reason, the 960 seems to be causing the Xfinity XB7 Modem to reset periodically - sometimes every few minutes. It may...
Support gave me some new firmware to try last Friday and it been solid all weekend. They've been great. I'll give it a few more days and if all goes well, I can mark this solved.
CrimpOn wrote:
bullm00n wrote:Why is Netgear sending the wrong cable with a product this expensive? I think the ratings of these cables is based also on distance and short patches don't matter
It may be worth looking more deeply into the Xfinity cable line. The 850 WAN port is rated to 1GB, so the Xfinity will negotiate a speed of 1GB. With the 960, they should negotiate the highest speed supported by both products, which is 2.5GB (XB7 top speed). I did not see in the posts what speed Xfinity was promising to deliver (sorry if I missed it). Cable modems are not my speciality, but perhaps the XB7 is trying to use a speed that the physical cable cannot support only when connected to the 960.
The 850 has the same 2.5 Gig port that the 960 does. Either can take the xFi gateway up to 1400 Gig where it tops out for my subscription (nothing faster offered in my area as far as I know). Both the 850 and 960 also have 1Gb ports and those work too - no better, no worse. I'm seriously about to try the crappiest old cable I can find in an attempt to break the 850. I've been doing networks since 3Com cards and BNC connectors - I don't think it's the cable.
Actually the WAN port is a 10G on the 960 series. Not 2.5G