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Apprentice

Jan 14, 2019

Put C7000 in bridge mode or buy a CM1000?

Hello, I have Comcast and have the Nighthawk C7000. It has worked great! I wanted to see what I am missiong out on as far as a great router. I wanted to buy either XR500 gaming router...or the ...

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Nodism1125

NETGEAR Expert

Jan 14, 2019

C7000 is a DOCSIS 3.0 while CM1000 and CM1150V is a DOCSIS 3.1.

There is a difference between 3.0 and 3.1 in performance.

https://kb.netgear.com/000060401/

Note: CM1100 and RAX80 recommended combination.

I would recommend to put the C7000 in bridge mode since you are planning to buy router as upgrade for now.

Select ADVANCED > Administration > Router Mode

Select the No radio button.

GhillieK9

Apprentice

Jan 14, 2019

Thank you!

I ended up buying a CM1100 and the XR700. I'll just sell my C7000 on eBay.