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Nighthawk x6s R7900P
My home network consists of a Comcast System One Modem/Router. My desktop and printer each plug into one of the Ethernet ports on the back. I have a long Ethernet cable into another port which runs to...
Will the Netgear match the identical SSID as the Comcast modem/router?
Dave Robinson
yes and no.
Here's why I say that.
You can manually set them with the same ssid. But they won't roam the same as a mesh system will because they don't integrate like a mesh with smart roaming enabled.
So would I set them the same? No.
I'd set them with separate ssids and make sure they use different wifi channels to prevent interference.