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Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

Kensing
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Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

Will a Misc router (from my ISP) in bridge mode have any negative negative effect on my network?
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plemans
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Re: Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

That's a very open ended question. 

Overall the network should work fine provided the bridge mode works as it should. 

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plemans
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Re: Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

That's a very open ended question. 

Overall the network should work fine provided the bridge mode works as it should. 

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Kensing
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Re: Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

If the router in bridge mode does not support wifi 6, but my netgear router and extender does, will they be limited in their wifi 6 capabilities by that bridged router which is first in line?
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plemans
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Re: Misc router in bridge mode before my netgear router + netgear extender router

what router do you have?

what router do you plan on using for a bridge? 

what extender do you have? 

 

why are you setting up a bridge in the first place? it basically disables the wireless on the router as it uses it just for router-----router communication. 

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