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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!
microchip8
Sep 08, 2022Master
A router needs a modem to connect to using a UTP (Ethernet) cable. You cannot feed it coax. A cable modem has a coax port
cluelessoldman
Sep 08, 2022Aspirant
I don’t have a modem now though, which is why it confused me. I think my (old) netgear C6300 may be a modem AND router and maybe that’s why it always worked. Thanks for the reply!