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Can I use an external firewall with the C7800 DOCSIS 3.1 and WiFI Combo?
I am trying to figure out if I can use an external firewall with the C7800 modem/wifi combo unit. Currently I have an older docsis modem in bridged mode and a firewall in between that and a nighthawk ...
> [...] Is it possible to have all traffic bridged to a firewall than
> back into the C7800 [...]
No. In Cxxxx models, the connection between the modem and router
sections is not exposed to the user. You should be able to use a Cxxxx
as a modem only, but you have no access to a WAN/Internet Ethernet
interface on it, which makes using its router section as a router
practically impossible.