3 weeks ago
I also have my router set to iPV4 and iPV6 to work together selected from the drop down tab
2 weeks ago
Does anyone know what the orange/red mark means on port 4 of the XB7 modem?
2 weeks ago
isn't that the 2.5 gigabit connection
2 weeks ago
@sm30 @tyreman that port is a 2.5 Gb/s port. So, you would need a router or switch, depending on your network layout, that has a mult-gig port capable of running 2.5 Gb/s. Some of the newer Asus routers have a 2.5 Gb/s port. there are switches out now that run 1/2.5/5/10 Mb/s. Note that these are built under a new ethernet standard, so, you can't run a mulit-gig 10 Gb/s port into a traditional 10 Gb/s port.
Here's a couple of new Trendnet 2.5 Gb/s switches as examples:
https://www.trendnet.com/products/2-5g-switch/5-port-unmanaged-2-5g-switch-TEG-S350
https://www.trendnet.com/products/2-5g-switch/8-port-unmanaged-2-5g-switch-TEG-S380
Netgear also has multi-gig switches out but I believe that the Trendnet switches are the lowest cost multi-gig switches on the market today.
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
Isn’t Rogers top tier internet speed only 1 Gbps currently though?
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
Yes but I've seen a post where a PC with a multi-gig ethernet port was running up to 1.2Gb/s on a speedtest instead of the 940 Mb/s that you see thru a gigabit port. So it looks like Rogers does overprovision the top gigabit tier but you won't see that thru a gigabit port.
The XB7 would allow Rogers to compete with Bell's top 1.5 GB/s plan, at least until Bell rolls out their 5Gb/s plan which they have indicated they will do this year from what I remember reading.
2 weeks ago
Strange you would think port 1 would be the 2.5 Gb/s.
I currently have the XB7 in bridge mode connected to a Netgear R7000 router. Would you recommend or would it make sense I switch from port 1 to port 4?
2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago - last edited 2 weeks ago
@sm30 wrote:
Strange you would think port 1 would be the 2.5 Gb/s.
The 2.5 GigE port on the XB7 gateway can also be configured as an Ethernet WAN port and used for high-speed connectivity to an external ONT with a FTTH service. It is numbered as Port 4 and has a distinctive mark since it is a special-purpose port that is a bit different from the others, not just due to its higher speed.
I currently have the XB7 in bridge mode connected to a Netgear R7000 router. Would you recommend or would it make sense I switch from port 1 to port 4?
If the R7000 only has GigE ports, you won't gain anything with this change.
Sunday - last edited Sunday
I currently have the XB6 modem with a 500 Mbit internet plan and Ignite Premier service. I am reading about the XB7 modem and wanted to know what benefits will it have over XB6 and specifically:
- Is the range for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz improved?
- Does the unit run cooler as my XB6 gets pretty warm
- Is it quieter as the XB6 fan is audible about 6 feet away from the modem
- I find that the XB6 modem seems to disconnect every so often. I am not sure if this is a signal issue or something else. I rebooted the modem 2 days ago and my signal levels are listed below. In terms of connections, I just have 1 wire that comes from the side of my house that goes into a 6dB Return Attenuator, and then goes into the Ignite modem. A Rogers tech gave me the attenuator several months ago.
More importantly, are there any DISADVANTAGES of upgrading to the XB7 modem?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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