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Comparable to C3700
I'd like to know which Netgear wifi modem router is comparable to my current one which is model C3700. It maxes out to 300 mps, but I'd like to increase to 400 mb since my internet provider has upgr...
FullGrownNut wrote:
I want to stick with a combo device for now, and Wireless AC, but I need at least two ethernet ports in the back since I have two home desktop computers networked together.
Any modem/router from Netgear will come with at least four Ethernet ports on the back.
If it doesn't then it may well be a modem only device.
michaelkenward Well, my Netgear C3700 only has two ethernet ports, and it is a modem/router combo.
FullGrownNut wrote:
michaelkenward Well, my Netgear C3700 only has two ethernet ports, and it is a modem/router combo.
Your old modem is eight years old.
Technology has moved on since then.
That is one reason why it is often a good idea to have separate modem and router.
Routers change more often than modems, as they acquire new features. You could even use your museum piece modem – if it still works – in front of a spiffy new router. Not something I'd recommend.But if you do find a crippled modem router – something that some ISPs may supply or specify – it costs very little (<$£€20 or so) to add a simple switch to add more ports. The smallest switch has four ports. I have one with 16.
You never know when you will need more sockets to plug into. Things like smart TVs, for example, can be better supported as wired devices that over wifi.