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Netgear Nighthawk C7000 for centurylink 1 Gig fiber
Hi All,
I own a 'Netgear Nighthawk C7000' with Xfinity and I was very happy with Netgrear speed and performance.
Recently I switched to Centurylink 1 Gig fiber connection, and I found 'Netgear Nighthawk C7000' doesn't support it. Then I connected Centurylink modem router (ZyXEL C3000Z), with LAN my speed as about ~800 Mbps but with WiFi connect speed is about ~100 Mbps :( . Can someone please let me know if there any work around gets best speed with Netgear Nighthawk C7000'. Appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
Details:
Internet provider: CenturyLink 1 Gig fiber
CenturyLink Modem Router: ZyXEL C3000Z
Netgear Modem Router: Netgear Nighthawk C7000
Thanks,
4 Replies
What is the wired speed when the C7000 is connected as the modem?
Is the C7000 being used as the primary modem? If not then the C7000 may not be needed.
You shouldn't have two routers on the same line.
You'll not see much over 400-500Mbps on wifi depending upon wifi device support. Not alot of devices support much over that on wifi. Wired LAN should see 900Mbps + or -.
- Hi Furry, Thanks for reply. There is no WAN port on C7000, so I tried to like this , 1Gig Fiber cable -> Centurylink modem router (ZyXEL C3000Z) WAN Centurylink modem router (ZyXEL C3000Z) LAN to C7000 LAN C7000 LAN to my mac Then speed around ~250. I will be happy If I get WIFI around ~250. If i am not doing, Please redirect me to correct direction!
the C7000 doesn't support router only mode. It is a modem/router combo device. You can disable the router aspect of it to function as a modem. Not the other way around.
There's a work around on this forum for C6300 that would be similar. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/Can-I-use-a-C6300-cable-modem-without-cable-internet/m-p/1463500
It doesn't mean you'll get the performance of a router only if you get it working. Its just a way to maybe make it function decently and without a double nat situation.
