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Using Nighthawk as LAN switch


Kevomeister011

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I currently game on a 55' 4kTV.  I would like to move my gaming setup to my desk that has a monitor, but I'd like to maintain a LAN connection. My current setup is Cable Modem>R1>Nighthawk r7000 in AP.  The easiest way would be if I could just move the Nighthawk to the desk and hopefully use it as a LAN switch. Would it even work that way?  The duma handles all DHCP.  I disabled the DCHP on the Nighthawk when I put it in AP mode.  I could move the duma, but then I'd have to run 2 cat 6 cables.  One to the modem and one to the nighthawk.  Don't really want to do that or move everything to the desk area.

 

So, would the Nighthawk act as a LAN switch in AP mode with my current setup?  Would I lose features of the duma by not plugging my consoles directly into that?  Should I just buy a switch?

 

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong sub. I didn't know exactly where to put it. Feel free to move it.

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