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Can I use my 6300 as router only?
Hi! My internet provider (Spectrum) give me a new modem for free to work with new tecnlogy DOCS 3.1 I have a Netgear C6300 that was working as modem + router. My question: is it possible to disa...
> My internet provider (Spectrum) give me a new modem [...]
Has it a maker and model number? Is it a simple modem or a
modem+router?
> My question: [...]
No.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1952528
> or do I need to buy a new router?
If you have only a modem, then you need a router with an Ethernet
WAN/Internet port.
> You can disable the DHCP server on the modem, [...]
Not really. If your (unspecified) "a new modem" is actually a modem
(and not a modem+router), then it has no "the DHCP server" to be
disabled. (Nor any other router-related features, including a wireless
interface.)
If you want to configure your C6300 as a wireless access point, then
see:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
But that won't make it work as a router (with an external modem).
