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Wireless Internet Access from both an R8000 and a R6700
My current setup is the R8000 is hard wired to a cable modem (Spectrum model E31N2V1), with the 2.4GHz and both 5GHz broadcasting. The R6700 is in a separate room with a printer. The R6700 has both...
What version of the R6700 do you have? There was 3 versions. Versions 1 and 2 both supported extender/repeating mode.
That's the mode you're looking for.
https://kb.netgear.com/24108/How-do-I-enable-the-extender-mode-feature-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Bridge mode literally turns a router into a wireless bridge where it doesn't rebroadcast. it basically connects it back to the primary router over wireless and lets it function as a switch.
The R8000 doesn't have extender/repeating mode.
The model I have is the R6700v2.
So, if I understand you, this means I should connect the R6700 to the cable modem, set it up in repeater mode, and use the R8000 as the remote. Correct?
No. The R6700v2 would be the repeater.
the R8000 would be primary router.