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toonfan11
Aug 30, 2018Aspirant
Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 using a nighthawk s8000
Hello,
im new on here so please be patient, at the moment I’m using a nighthawk s8000 switch with my virgin super hub 3, I have bought a nighthawk r8000 router, should I just use the r8000 with my ...
- Sep 07, 2018
Hi sorry for the delay in replying, been away, thank you for replying, no i dont need extra ports now, just thought they might be an advantage to having the switch connected, i have since removed the switch
antinode
Aug 30, 2018Guru
> [...] I'm using a nighthawk s8000 switch with my virgin super hub 3,
> [...]
Ok.
> [...] I have bought a nighthawk r8000 router, [...]
Why?
> [...] should I just use the r8000 with my super hub 3 in modem mode,
> or also use the switch, the ports on the r8000 will be enough for me
If you don't need the switch, then why use the switch?