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Is it possible to use a different router with gen 5's HT2000w?
Absolutely. Lots of folks do, actually. You can connect a 3rd party router to any one of the LAN ports and use that for more ports or WiFi. If you're going to use the 3rd party router for WiFi it would be best to turn off the competing WiFi band(s) (2.4Ghz or 5Ghz, or both) in the HT2000W so that the two WiFi sources aren't fighting each other.
The instructions for turning off the WiFi in the HT2000W are in the following PDF, under "How do I manage my built-in Wi-Fi modem?"
http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Documents/1041318-0001_a.pdf
I think something happened to that link in your post. http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR4000/WNDR4000_UM_06May2013.pdf
When I was using my Netgear WNR2000 (N300) I used the Netgear Genie App for Windows and it worked very well for monitoring the data as a whole. I also use Glasswire for my computer, itself. Glasswire is free, and it's a great program for monitoring the data on the computer it's installed on, especially if it's using a lot of data and you're trying to determine just what, on the computer, is using it.
yeah, the link didn't work for me either but i was thinking cuz i'm on a mac, but pdf. duh! we digress! at any rate, i downloaded the genie and the manual, then noticed there's new firmware for v2, so do I need to update the firmware first?
i sure am glad i found you guys cuz this is unchartered territory for me...scary-fun! (I don't get out much!)
thanks for all of your help!
I'd try to find out what's in the firmware update before applying it because you never know what can happen.
I've done that with a Cisco router and ended up going back to the default firmware and building it back up from scratch. That can be a harrowing experience if you're not used to things like that. It always helps to have an alternate route to the internet (such as the 2000w's internal router) should you need to download something to fix a problem.
