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Timothyah2
Dec 30, 2022Guide
Network switch not working with Modem/Router
Hello, I recently attempted to install a network switch on my Netgear modem/router. My house is pre-wired so it was an easy plug and play. I had to dismount an TV to connect to ethernet and initial...
- Dec 30, 2022
1. AX6000 is a speed, not a model. Do you have the CAX80?
2. did you try other ports on the router?
3. some devices are more picking with sketchy cables. If you move the switch to right next to the router and connect it with a good quality cable, does it work?
> Wanting to use the c7000v2 in bridge mode with Google mesh wifi. Has
> anyone done this? [...]
Not I, but to the degree that a modem is a modem, what could go
wrong?
> [...] should I upgrade to 3.1? [...]
Consult your (unspecified) ISP?
> [...] I'd also like to continue using the additional ethernet ports on
> the c7000 since I have quite a few wired devices as well. [...]
After you configure "the c7000v2 in bridge mode", you'll be able to
connect one device to it, namely your router. If you need more Ethernet
ports for client devices, then you should be able to get a (cheap,
gigabit/s) Ethernet switch, and connect one of its ports to a LAN
Ethernet port on your _router_ (not to your C7000v2-as-modem-only).
Alternatively, leave the C7000v2 as a modem+router, and configure the
Google mesh wifi (about which I know nothing) as a wireless access
point", instead of as a full-function router. If that's possible.
_mikecgreen
Mar 30, 2021Aspirant
Thanks for the tip on the ethernet switch, I didn't realize that I wouldn't be able to use the other ethernet ports on the c7000 once it's swithed over to modem only.
As for keeping my c7000 in both modem and router mode, I think that may cause some connection issues. I'm already having some trouble with a conisistent signal (Cox sucks) so I want to try fewer devices. I also have a pretty big house and get a weak signal at opposite ends, hence the reason for wanting to go mesh.
To be honest, I want to do this right. I continue to have connection issues such as random signal drops, flashing upstream light etc. (Cox says it's Netgear's fault, Netgear says it's Cox's fault, go figure)... I've switched modem/routers 3 times in the last few months and I'm over it. I just want a solution that works consistenly.
bottomsup wrote:
On Orbi RBK50No, there is not. One user was so determined to find per device usage that he purchased a different router and installed 3rd party software on it for this purpose. If you have $150 and want to invest the time, that is the only solution I have seen.
its the top requested feature on the idea's exchange for home
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/Bandwidth-monitoring-by-device/idi-p/1627368
Orbi has a "debug" feature which will capture every packet that flows through the network and store them in a standard format called "PCAP". There are programs which will display and summarize PCAP files. Wireshark, for example, is available for Windows, Mac, and a number of Linux releases.
Our internet usage is minimal (very little streaming), and we average about 8GB/day of internet. Internal traffic is mostly IP camera FTP's. Of the 495MB internal memory, my RBR50 has about 300MB free so I can capture several hours. It also has a USB port that I stick a 32GB memory stick in for big captures. I just now captured about two hours. I have defined each of the MAC and IP address in Wireshark configuration files so that displays are more "human friendly." Capturing everything means it record a LOT of things I have no interest in, so it is a bit tedious to wade through.
Wireshark will show "conversations" between devices, IP addresses, etc. Number of packets. Number of bytes.
This is not easy, concise, automatic, or attractive. So, what value is it?
One person posted about data usage by device because he had gone over his 1TB monthly limit and the ISP was going to begin charging him. Eventually, he traced the problem to a misconfigured device that was constantly blasting data "to" the internet. If one device is responsible for 100 times more data than any other device, it will pop to the top of the display. So, for idle curiosity this is probably more effort than it is worth. If there is a usage problem, it is something to consider.
- bombardier67Oct 29, 2020Aspirant
We recently got rid of our Cox TV cable and phone to only use the internet. For the first time we are running out of data two months in a row. Basically since we turned of the TV cable. Our router does not show the usage per device so I cannot figure out where the data is being used. Any suggestions? Right now, I feel like the cable company is playing a game. We have the WNDR4500v2 model router
Please post about this here for your model router:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/bd-p/home-wifi-routers-generalGood Luck.
bombardier67 wrote:We recently got rid of our Cox TV cable and phone to only use the internet. For the first time we are running out of data two months in a row. Basically since we turned of the TV cable. Our router does not show the usage per device so I cannot figure out where the data is being used. Any suggestions? Right now, I feel like the cable company is playing a game. We have the WNDR4500v2 model router