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Hoping to use Nighthawk AC1900 C7000 as an extension router From an ATT DSL modem/router
After using my Nighthawk AC1900 in a Cable Modem environment, I recently changed internet service/TV providers and the new one ATT Uverse utilizes a PACE Model 5268 AC (DSL). It is my hope to use pe...
> There is such a thing as a coax / cat5 adapter, but they are not cheap
> (~$100) and they may not allow the same speeds.I would not expect any such adapter to be useful in this situation.
> [...] use the Netgear in Bridge / extender modes [...]
Does a Cxxxx have such modes? Documentation?
> [...] you can use a cat5 cable right from the 5268 to the input port
> on the Netgear using an adapter and then use that as your primary.This is nonsense. First, all ports on these devices are
bidirectional; there are no "inputs" or "outputs".Second, a Cxxxx modem+router is expecting its co-axial cable
connector to be connected to a cable-TV-type ISP. Any adapter (modem)
which simply converts twisted-pair Ethernet signals to/from co-axial
cable signals will not magically convert a Cxxxx into an Rxxxx.
> Google "cat5 to coax network adapter" to see what options you have.Complete waste of time and effort. (And money, if you buy anything.)
Jason,
As Antinode points out, you have a couple of different options. There is such a thing as a coax / cat5 adapter, but they are not cheap (~$100) and they may not allow the same speeds.
Since the 5268AC is itself a wifi AP, you can either a) use the 5268 as your primary device and use the Netgear in Bridge / extender modes OR b) if the distance is not too far, you can use a cat5 cable right from the 5268 to the input port on the Netgear using an adapter and then use that as your primary.
Google "cat5 to coax network adapter" to see what options you have. I think the extender mode is your better option.
R
> There is such a thing as a coax / cat5 adapter, but they are not cheap
> (~$100) and they may not allow the same speeds.I would not expect any such adapter to be useful in this situation.
> [...] use the Netgear in Bridge / extender modes [...]
Does a Cxxxx have such modes? Documentation?
> [...] you can use a cat5 cable right from the 5268 to the input port
> on the Netgear using an adapter and then use that as your primary.This is nonsense. First, all ports on these devices are
bidirectional; there are no "inputs" or "outputs".Second, a Cxxxx modem+router is expecting its co-axial cable
connector to be connected to a cable-TV-type ISP. Any adapter (modem)
which simply converts twisted-pair Ethernet signals to/from co-axial
cable signals will not magically convert a Cxxxx into an Rxxxx.
> Google "cat5 to coax network adapter" to see what options you have.Complete waste of time and effort. (And money, if you buy anything.)