Will have to buy a new router?

[Ronb55]

Fiber coming soon from Dobson, my router is a Asus RT-AX58U will I have to buy another router
this is all new to me

 

[bbunge]

Fiber coming soon from Dobson, my router is a Asus RT-AX58U will I have to buy another router
this is all new to me

No, just make sure the ISP provides an ONT and not another router.

 

[RMerlin]

Unless your fibre connection is faster than 1 Gbps, then the RT-AX58U will be fine.

If it's faster, then you might want a router that has at least two multigig ports (one for the WAN, and at least one to connect to a 2.5 Gbps network switch) to avoid capping your speed at 940 Mbps.

 

[Ronb55]

thanks

 

[JoeHz]

Not at all. Just make sure they deliver Cat5e/6 from the ONT to the router and NOT Coax.

I have Verizon FiOS and the set-top boxes need internet access via their coax aka MoCA, so you will likely do what I did: Use their router for that bridge functionality. I've put mine into a DMZ of the router, and it knows NOTHING about my network otherwise. Not used for wifi or any other functionality. The IP addresses its DHCP gives out are on another subnet. In short, It thinks its at the gateway, and it knows nothing about my network's existence, thus making the security of this device the provider's problem. I can't even access it easily because as far as it is concerned, my network is on internet-facing side from it.