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Hi all, I have a WNR2000v5 wired to a Surfboard 6141 cable modem, with high speed service from Wide Open West, here in Michigan. I have the fastest service available from WOW, 110Mbps. A WOW te...
No, that doesn't make a difference. The key things that the EX6100 are missing are NAT, a DHCP server and a firewall. You need NAT in order to share the one public IP address that your ISP has given you among all of your devices. You need a DHCP server in order to assign IP addresses to all of your devices. And you need a firewall to protect your devices from hackers. A router provides all of these crucial functions.
No one sells routers without at least one Ethernet port. You may not need to hard wire anything now, but in the future you may. Hard wiring is much more reliable than Wi-Fi. You should hard wire when you can and when it's convenient.
Thank you for your quick response.
I have 2 other wireless broadcast options here at the home, ready to implement. The first is a Netgear EX6100. The second is a Netgear WGR614v10, which is older, and I'm pretty sure isn't dual band like the EX6100. I was doing testing Friday night before my inital post, and found that the bottom light (the link light) on the SurfBoard 6141 blinks red with the current setup, and it was blue when I installed the EX6100 instead of the original, and current router that you discussed. I'm going to take the original router out of the loop and install the EX6100 as an access point and see if that helps at all. Of course, your input here is much valued and appreciated.
I downloaded the Genie app for my iPad, but cannot find the screen where I can see the channel traffic.
I'll take a look at those other programs as well.
Thanks!
Matt
I think you will find that neither the EX6100 nor the WGR614v10 are going to help.
I have the EX6100 configured as an access point, and am getting full speed on the 5Ghz band. I'm having some issues with 5G connections in the back bedroom, but I think that is either range or firmware related (small home, less than 1000 sq ft, and the modem is wired into the office, which is far across the home from the back bedroom). I did read a couple of posts where it was suggested to downgrade the firmware on the 6100 being a solution for the 5G connection issue, and I just 5 minutes ago did that, and I'll take the day and see how the connection reacts.
TheEther, what would you suggest I do to solve this? What products are you seeing in going through threads that are working for people?
Much thanks in advance.
Matt
With only a EX6100, only one device is going to have Internet access. In order for multiple devices to access the Internet, you need a router. Netgear has plenty of dual band routers. Pick one that suits your budget, the Wi-Fi capabilities of your devices or your desire for future proofing your investment and the range that it needs to operate at.
I forgot to state that every device in the home is wireless. I don't have the need to hard wire anything. Does this make a difference with my current situation, just to be clear?
Thanks!
Matt