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jonathanpmast
Aug 24, 2015Aspirant
N300 (C3000) in Bridge Mode with TWC
The Netgear C3000 seems to have an underpowered router and Wifi radio compared to dedicated devices. I have a separate router that I can pair up with the modem that can fit the job perfectly. I wou...
- Jun 02, 2016
After installing the Mac VPN passthru profile I was able to place the Netgear C3000 in bridge mode and it maintained the bridge mode thru a couple reboots. After which I was able to connect and configure a TP-Link TL-WR841N wifi router. Doing this also increased my wifi speed from 28 to 60Mbs on the TP-Link router.
jonathanpmast
Aug 28, 2015Aspirant
Thanks Darren,
Has anyone communicated the issue from Netgear to TWC?
DarrenM
Aug 28, 2015Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello jonathanpmast
Yes I did communicate this to a higher level and they are investigating the issue.
DarrenM
- jonathanpmastAug 28, 2015Aspirant
Thanks Darren, please keep me updated.
- jonathanpmastOct 20, 2015Aspirant
Darren,
Do you have any updates regarding this issue? It has been nearly two months.Thanks,
Jonathan
- DarrenMOct 20, 2015Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello jonathanpmast
I do know that TWC should be pushing new firmware to the modems soon so keep checking the firmware and if it changes try to swap it to bridge mode. I dont know the exact time on the firmware I know comcast has already pushed there firmware update but not TWC yet.
DarrenM
- jonathanpmastDec 17, 2015Aspirant
Worth pointing out that this still hasn't been resolved. Its a shame. I'll be leaving Netgear behind for good soon, I think, and regret having ever purchased the device in the first place.