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Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Hello, I am a novice at this so please explain in simple terms so that I may follow - Thanks I have a Xfinity XB7 modem connected to a Nighthawk R7000 with an Ethernet cable. I have pinged and found...
Thank you very much for your reply and assistance. My situation is this;
I want to install a VPN. My research (as limited as it is) indicates I have to flash the R7000 with DD WRT in order to obtain an open VPN. It appears that can not be done with the XB7. Any assistance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!! Bob
Thank you very much for your reply and assistance. My situation is this;
I want to install a VPN. My research (as limited as it is) indicates I have to flash the R7000 with DD WRT in order to obtain an open VPN. It appears that can not be done with the XB7. Any assistance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!! Bob
correct, you would have to flash the r7000 with 3rd party firmware.
You'd have to ask on that forum (whatever firmware you use) for help with the correct settings for it.
You'd want the xb7 in passthrough mode