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Switch not splitting Xfinity home internet successfully via Netgear Nighthawk and switch
Hello, I've been struggling to hardwire my home with Ethernet via Netgear switches and have not been able to resolve issue after several different attempts. I have Blast! Internet service fro...
Any be any router. Depends on what you need and do. Most NG R series routers are good, R7800 and models upwards.
RAX are simiar but come with AX wifi modes.
XR series are gaming routers.
NG Orbi is a router with wirelss mesh satellites for more coverage.
You can connect up any non NG router as well.
Most routers come with LAN ports in back, usually 4 ports are standard. Orbi AX comes with 3. Seen smaller routers come with 1 port only thus a switch would be needed. You can keep the one you have and connect it to the router your looking to put in place.
You can connect any kind of switch to the back of a router for more ports and configurations. I have a 24 port behind my one router as I have multiple rooms to service and other wired devices that connect to the switch. You can also daisy chain switches as well. Can do many things with switches.
This is very helpful. I'm specifically trying to eliminate wifi, so any recommendations on a non-wifi router?
Thanks again, this is all clearing up for me.
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Well most routers (NG R, XR and RAXseries ) come with wifi built in. Those routers you can fully turn OFF the wifi radios on most of them. MESH you can't turn off the wifi. It's alwasy ON.
The only other non wifi routers I know off are Ubiquity. I have a ER-X router from them and it's a small box with 5 ports on the front and thats it. All configured by web page. The ER-X is limited though on the WAN to LAN speeds. I think it maxes out at 300Mbps so if your on a GB ISP service, that model won't work for you. I believe Ubiquity has other models that probably support Gb ISP speeds. Something to look into if you don't want to install a wifi router and turn OFF it's radios.
Good to know about Ubiquity. Probably my last question is: if I get a router with 4 ports and run one to the switch, would it then be able to successfully get internet to my devices since it ran thru the router first, or would I end up with the same problem.
I already have the switch with 16 ports but could return and get something like the
Cisco Systems Gigabit Dual WAN VPN 14 Port Router
That way the switch is built into the router.
My xfinity/comcast Blast plan has "download as fast as 300 Mbps"
Not too fast.
> [...] if I get a router with 4 ports and run one to the switch, would
> it then be able to successfully get internet to my devices since it ran
> thru the router first, [...]Should work. You want one router, not less, not more. For more LAN
Ethernet ports, add one or more network switches (on the LAN side of the
one router).> [...] or would I end up with the same problem.
Employing a router should solve the problems which are caused by not
employing a router.> [...] something like the
> Cisco Systems Gigabit Dual WAN VPN 14 Port Router
> That way the switch is built into the router.I would not bet that such a router is well suited to the needs of
anyone who asks a question like, "The switch is a router right?".