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Can I repurpose a Nighthawk DSL Modem as a Wifi Router attached to by Cable Modem?
I currently have a Nighthawk D7000v2 VDSL/ADSL Modem Router. My DSL service connects to it and then it also is used as my wireless router. I am changing over to Cable and have purchased a Netgear C...
I stand corrected!!! I got it to work. I choose "Other" and then went to the page and selected the Must use Ethernet WAN as you had previously instructed. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! :)
Thank you michaelkenward you are correct that I have one port hat is called LAN 4/Ehternet WAN. I do not have a red port called Internet.
Thank you duckware for also helping me.
I appreciate both of your kind responses as I was confusd about how I was going to get this to work. I had searched the Netgear community page for help before I asked the question and couldn't find an answer.
So what I will do is once I get the cable modem installed today (tech will be out this afternoon) I will connect the cable modem with an ethernet cable to the LAN4/Ethernet WAN port and see what happens! Hopefully it will convert automatically. I'll let you know.
Nittany24 wrote:
So what I will do is once I get the cable modem installed today (tech will be out this afternoon) I will connect the cable modem with an ethernet cable to the LAN4/Ethernet WAN port and see what happens!
That should work just fine. The manuals for Netgear's DSL modem/routers all seem to offer this router only mode. They just differ slightly in how to go about it. Many modem/routers has a standalone WAN port rather than a dual purpose WAN/LAN port.
In that way, the Internet bypasses the modem bit of the D7000. When I have played around with a D6400 modem/router in that mode, I didn't have to do anything.
One thing to bear in mind, the D7000 makes it connection through the new modem, and it needs to negotiate its settings during the boot phase. This means that you should start the D7000 after the new modem has established its Internet connection. So start the network in the correct order:
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
And get the modem sorted out before you add the D7000. It isn't always easy to get back into its management interface when the router is in charge of managing the local network.
- Ok. I think I will make sure the cable modem works with my laptop directly connected to it before I introduce the D7000v2. Once I verify everything works in that environment, I will disconnect my laptop from the cable modem, and then power off the modem and then I will follow the steps you previously mention about booting up in that particular sequence. Thank you!
Nittany24 wrote:
Ok. I think I will make sure the cable modem works with my laptop directly connected to it before I introduce the D7000v2.Good move.
Ensure that the firmware on the D7000v2 is up to date before you do that. And it might be a good idea to factory reset it before you add it to the modem.
One other issue, if they supply you with a modem/router that complicates things. You can deal with that one if it arises.
I am supplying my own Netgear cable modem, not leasing it from Xfinity.
I went to update the firmware on my D7000v2. It went ahead and downloaded it and rebotted my D7000v2. But when I log back into the router, it still says there is a firware upgrade available and it still appears on on the old version. Not sure why it appears to update it but the portal doesn't reflect it.