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New to me Router
I got a new X6S for Christmas and was wondering if there’s a newer version of the router. Also how to use the stand alone router. I currently have a ac1750 nighthawk modem handling the internet. My h...
Netgear C6300-100NAS AC1750 (16x4) DOCSIS 3.0 WiFi Cable Modem Router Combo (C6300) That is my current modem/router. The NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-band WiFi Router, Gigabit Ethernet, MU-MIMO, Compatible with Amazon Echo/Alexa (R8000P) I believe will not directly replace this so I am trying to figure out the best way to pair them, or if there’s a different option that will work better with the r8000p.
My internet runs through a structured networking panel in my bedroom closet. With Ethernet ports throughout the house. That’s why I asked if the modem is in the closet can the router be plugged into the Ethernet port in my living room. And still function correctly. I have cable internet btw.
Will using the router as an access point diminish the speed? Just trying to figure out the best setup to use with it.
Thanks for the response.
My internet runs through a structured networking panel in my bedroom closet. With Ethernet ports throughout the house. That’s why I asked if the modem is in the closet can the router be plugged into the Ethernet port in my living room. And still function correctly. I have cable internet btw.
Will using the router as an access point diminish the speed? Just trying to figure out the best setup to use with it.
Thanks for the response.
> Will using the router as an access point diminish the speed? [...]
"the speed" of _what_? It depends. Adding another gizmo to a chain
of gizmos seldom makes anything faster, but if you're talking about a
wireless device, then replacing the wireless access point in the C6300
with the (fancier) WAP in an R8000P might help. But if your current
bottleneck is the wireless device (rather than the WAP), then a better
WAP is unlikely to matter.
For a wired devce, I wouldn't expect to see much difference.
If you have all this equipment, then why not run the experiment(s)?
I'd trust reality over any free advice which you might find here.
One important thing is to configure this stuff so that you have one
router, not two. See "Two possibilities", above.