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Can I use C3000 router when the input is not a coax cable but an ethernet cable?
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Can I use C3000 router when the input is not a coax cable but an ethernet cable?
I have Netgear C3000 router where the input is a coax cable. If I swith to other ISP which feeds the router through an ethernet cable - do I need to switch the router?
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Re: Can I use C3000 router when the input is not a coax cable but an ethernet cable?
> [...] If I swith to other ISP which feeds the router through an
> ethernet cable - do I need to switch the router?
Yes. Strictly speaking, it's bidirectional, so not an "input", but
Netgear Cxxxx models have no WAN/Internet Ethernet port, which is what
you'd need for use with a separate modem or ONT.
Note that that does not automatically make your C3000 completely
useless in a different (non-cable-TV) environment. If you have any use
for one, then it should be possible to configure a C3000 (or any other
Cxxxx model) as a wireless access point, but that's not a router. For
details, see, for example:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option. But you'd still need a router with a WAN/Internet Ethernet
port.
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