is there a way to make the Motorola SBG6580 act like a router ONLY?

[pavan25]

I want to use the SBG6580 as a router and use a higher speed netgear cable modem.

 

[getochkn]

The SBG6580 is a 350mb/s Docsis 3.0 modem. What do think a new modem is going to do for faster speeds? What kind of internet do you have that is going over 350mb/s.

 

[pavan25]

Per TWC, SBG6580 can handle only 100MBPS, with the new promotion from TWC, I have d/l speed of upto 300MBPS. So i'm not able to get the full d/l speed due to their specs

http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/internet/topics/buy-your-modem.html

 

[getochkn]

Weird. http://www.surfboard.com/products/sbg6580/

I'm not sure how configurable the modem/router aspect is since companies usually lock down their firmwares sometimes so you can't do much with it. If you own it, I'd sell it and buy a proper router.

What netgear were you looking at buying?

 

[pavan25]

Weird. http://www.surfboard.com/products/sbg6580/

I'm not sure how configurable the modem/router aspect is since companies usually lock down their firmwares sometimes so you can't do much with it. If you own it, I'd sell it and buy a proper router.

What netgear were you looking at buying?

If SBG6580 cannot be used as a router then i have to get the netgear listed on TWC approved modems (with integrated router) else the one with the modem only

 

[getochkn]

I always go modem only and then my own router. You have better control and it's not all your devices in one box. Plus I've always hated devices like that because if one part die, the whole thing is useless. Like those DVD/TV combos. When the laser dies on the DVD player, now you have a TV with half a broken device built in.