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Cable Modem Question
I purchased a NETGEAR Nighthawk AX6000 WiFi 6 Router (RAX120) and it is being delivered tomorrow or the next day. I have am using an old NETGEAR Cable Modem CM600 right now hooked to my current rout...
> [...] (C6300) in the box [...]
C6300 or C6300v2? Look for "Model" on the product label.
> Can I replace my current CM600 Cable Modem with the C6300 Cable Modem
> Router [...]
Yes, but if you want a drop-in replacement, then you'd need to
disable the router section of the C6300[vX]. That way, you'd lose its
wireless-network capability.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
Look for a topic like "Cable Your Modem Router to a Router or Gateway".
You could also use the C6300[vX] as your main router, and configure
the RAX120 as a wireless access point, but that would require an
Ethernet (or equivalent) connection to the main router (C6300[vX]).
> [...] can I use the C6300 as an extender to boost the signal [...]
You should be able to configure it as a wireless access point, but
that would require an Ethernet (or equivalent) connection to the main
router (RAX120).
As usual, many things are possible. But, in any case, you want to
end up with _one_ router, whether that's the C6300[vX] or the RAX120.
Thanks. I'll stop by my brothers this weekend and grab the cable modem router to check the exact model. Pretty sure it is the C6300 and not the C6300v2.
I think if I try replacing my current modem that I will try to disable the C6300 router and use it just as a modem and use the RAX120 as my router being that it supposed to have a larger range than the C6300.
> I think if I try replacing my current modem [...]
Plausible. Should be harmless and educational.
OkiNick wrote:
Pretty sure it is the C6300 and not the C6300v2.
The V number is almost certainly a red herring for cable modem/routers. Unlike DSL devices these modem/routers are mostly beyond your, and Netger's control.
Both have similar instructions for switching modes.
OkiNick wrote:
I think if I try replacing my current modem that I will try to disable the C6300 router and use it just as a modem and use the RAX120 as my router being that it supposed to have a larger range than the C6300.
Beyond using more electricity, not sure what you benefit would get replacing a modem with a modem/router with the router bit disabled.
I intervene simply to add my own experience of doing just that, albeit with a DSL modem/router.
When a modem starts, it has to go through various internal checks and then negotiate a connection with your Internet service. Only then does the modem bit get into a state that your router can recognise and connect to.
After unexpected power cuts, I found that a modem/router in modem only mode took so long to connect that the router sitting behind it threw up its hands in disgust and refused to hang around waiting. It just timed out and went into a sulk, leaving me with a dead network.
By contrast, a simple modem only box behaved itself as expected.
I'd certainly expect the the RAX120 to have several advantages over a modem/router in the wifi front. Whether or not you'll notice them is a different matter. The good news is that after a rocky start – you should see the anguish they caused here – those RAX devices are beginning to bed down.
For more targeted help with you stuff, try these places:
Cable Modems & Routers
Nighthawk Routers with WiFi 6 (AX) - NETGEAR Communities> The V number is almost certainly a red herring for cable
> modem/routers. [...]When seeking/selecting documentation, if everyone uses the same model
number, then everyone should be looking at the same documents. Accurate
descriptions are seldom useless. Unlike lame advice.> Beyond using more electricity, not sure what you benefit would get
> replacing a modem with a modem/router with the router bit disabled.Because every modem is identical with every other modem?
