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Decible
Aspirant
May 21, 2023

2.5gb switch expansion

Netgear CM2000 modem Netgear RAXE500 Router I’m curious if I can add a 5 port 2.5 gb switch with this equipment and have 4 extra 2.5gb ports? I know the modem has a 2.5 gb port and I know the rout...
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Decible
Aspirant
May 21, 2023
Yeah, that was my conclusion as well. I wanted to check and see if I missed something. Only way to make this work is to upgrade the router again that has multiple Multigig ports. And I can’t think of one currently that has multiple 2.5+ wan ports.
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 21, 2023

Only NG router on the market currently that has both multi gig WAN and LAN ports is the Orbi 960 series. A future RS700 model has same as well. Due out in August.