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Router recycling
Does anyone know of any ways to reuse or repurpose a functioning netgear router? Thanks!
IvorJohn wrote:
Does anyone know of any ways to reuse or repurpose a functioning netgear router? Thanks!
The C7000 listed in your footer is a cable modem/router. This means that, unlike most DSL modem/routers, it is not easily reused as an wireless access point or as a standalone router, unlike. You may be able to do it, but the device doesn't come with simple instructions in the manual.
The first thing to do is this:
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you could use it as an access point, I used my old netgear dsl/router as an access point. Mine is a little older so don't know if converting it to an access point is different than mine. Of course you need to disable the dhcp part of it.
You can also just give it away to someone who needs one. No need to clutter your home. I use Freegle to advertise when I have something to give away for free, and there's almost always someone who does within a day or two.
wcalifas wrote:
you could use it as an access point, I used my old netgear dsl/router as an access point.
DSL modem/routers are designed for that, with instructions in the manuals Use the Modem Router as a WiFi Access Point.
Cable modem/routers don't have that advantage. You have to resort to a different approach.
> Does anyone know of any ways to reuse or repurpose a functioning
> netgear router? [...]As what?
> Model: C7000|Nighthawk - AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Is that the model?
> [...] You have to resort to a different approach.https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/2025635
I'm sure that he's aware of that method. Why he didn't refer you to
it is unclear.