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Connecting 2 modem/router together
Hi everyone, I'm purchasing a new modem/router combo to upgrade from 600mbps(ARRIS SURFboard SBG7400AC2) to 2gbps(NETGEAR Nighthawk (C7800)) The new one will be placed in the second floor as modem/r...
robert_HW wrote:
I was wondering if I can connect the 600mbps to the new one and use it as a router in the first floor and make them work the same network.
Sadly, cable modem/routers lack various features that exist in DSL modem/routers.
If I understand your message, the device that you want to put on the first floor is the ARRIS box. You will have to ask them if your old modem/router can operate in different modes.
Edit: Use old device as an access point not router
Good move. That last thing you want is a network with two routers.