You're just starting out with networking and need some guidance!
You're just starting out with networking and need some guidance!
UPDATE: I went out and purchased the 3 pack and ran into some issues at the start, I reach out to my ISP who said that they don't support 3rd party products and that I would need to reach out to Google. So that is what I did and we managed to get it set up after about an hour and a half of troubleshooting. The mesh is working great with using the old modem/router combo as just a modem. Thanks for your help and your insight on networking. Now I'm getting 6x the speeds that I was getting on the old setup....(my isp still says it wasn't their equipment) Also my I asked my ISP about PortForwarding and they said "To port forward there is a $25 fee per port" (they also don't give you access to your own router/modem settings, the only reason I have the login is because I know a guy)
It's nice to hear things are functioning well for you. It's frustrating that your ISP restricts access like this. I use Spectrum (formerly TWC) and can open as many ports as I need without cost, which is pretty impressive. This isn't uncommon, but we should hope it doesn't become necessary.