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thenorn_2012
Jul 26, 2019Tutor
CM1000 Modem and RAX120 radio interference
I recently upgraded to Xfinity's gigabit plan and upgraded my router and modem to the RAX120 and CM1000. Yesterday was the first time I had both devices hooked up and operating at the same time. I im...
jay_w
Jul 26, 2019Apprentice
Wow, thanks for the heads up. I have 1200 with the RAX120 and I have them separated by at least 14 inches with a 24” CAT8 heavily shielded cable. I did this out of “practice” but never imagined that someone would actually see interfere. How close together did you put them before seeing the interference?
thenorn_2012
Jul 26, 2019Tutor
I had the modem on a shelf with the router. The modem was to the left of the router, and was about 6 inches away from the routers antenna. I have not tested to see how far away they need to be in order to avoid interference.