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cluelessoldman
Sep 08, 2022Aspirant
R6900P doesn’t have Coax
I’m trying to setup r6900p but it does not have a coax cable input. The nighthawk setup app keeps asking me to connect via Ethernet but I don’t have a household Ethernet port. Did I purchase the wrong...
- Sep 08, 2022
https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only
cluelessoldman wrote:
I have Xfinity cable and no modem. I think the issue is that my (current)C6300 netgear router may also act as a modem. So I may not have purchased correctly. Do you think I can keep the r6900p and just put a modem in front of it? Thanks for the reply I appreciate it!
plemans
Sep 08, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Who's your isp?
I'd recommend getting a modem separate from the router versus getting a modem/router combo device anyway.
so you might not have gotten what you thought you were but it might be for the better.
- cluelessoldmanSep 08, 2022AspirantI have Xfinity cable and no modem. I think the issue is that my (current)C6300 netgear router may also act as a modem. So I may not have purchased correctly. Do you think I can keep the r6900p and just put a modem in front of it? Thanks for the reply I appreciate it!
- plemansSep 08, 2022Guru - Experienced UserThe c6300 has a modem only node you could put it in and connect the new one to
- michaelkenwardSep 08, 2022Guru - Experienced User
cluelessoldman wrote:
Do you think I can keep the r6900p and just put a modem in front of it?Yes. Dead easy.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Check the section in the manual for the C6300 Change the Router Mode. - FURRYe38Sep 08, 2022Guru - Experienced User
https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only
cluelessoldman wrote:
I have Xfinity cable and no modem. I think the issue is that my (current)C6300 netgear router may also act as a modem. So I may not have purchased correctly. Do you think I can keep the r6900p and just put a modem in front of it? Thanks for the reply I appreciate it!- KitsapSep 08, 2022Master
Someone ought to ask the question, why did cluelessoldman replace the C6300 in the first place?