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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...
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!
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.
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!
- The c6300 has a modem only node you could put it in and connect the new one to
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:
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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.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!Someone ought to ask the question, why did cluelessoldman replace the C6300 in the first place?
Kitsap wrote:
Someone ought to ask the question, why did cluelessoldman replace the C6300 in the first place?
Excellent question. Especially when they bought an R6900P. Not what you'd call cutting edge technology. Same AC1900 wifi technology.
