Have a hybrid router/modem and also a router, what is the best way to get the best internet?

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mcicebergg

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I have Time Warner Cable.
Recently, we upgraded to their ultimate package, which is 50mbps download and 5mbps upload. They brought in their own modem/router which is an Arris TG862G. Before we received that hybrid, we were using a standard modem with our Linksys E2000 router. The Time Warner Cable guy set it all up, and said that the Linksys router can hook up to the Arris router no problem, and we can have two different networks. This doesn't seem very efficient to me and it it doesn't seem like it would work well either. Now, I connect to the internet via wireless. I can connect to the Linksys router's network just fine, but I cannot connect to the Arris router's network at all. I use a NETIS WF2113 as my network adapter. The Arris hybrid is connected to the wall through cable, and the Linksys router is connected to the Arris hybrid via ethernet cable, and they are like a foot apart in the office.

My question to you guys, is what is the best way for me to set up the hybrid and the regular router to achieve the best speeds and internet connectivity throughout my house? We usually have about 7 devices on the internet at a time.

And how can I get my computer to connect to the hybrid network? I have a ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 motherboard, with Windows 8 installed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Best thing I would recommend is setting up your old router as just a wireless access point. Now if you have the new router next to it then there is no reason to do this. The point of doing this is to make use of your old router, by configuring it as a WAP using bridging, which can give your devices a greater coverage and reduce load on one router by evenly distributing the connections on each device. If you want to do this make sure to put your old router in another floor. Preferably where yu would like a better signal for WiFi, and be able to connect it to your TW router via Ethernet cable. If yu want to do that let me know and I will guide you step by step.
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Take your old Arris router completely out of the equation.
It's not "no problem", but you can do it. But is it really needed?

Try it with just the TW equipment and see how it works. If there are issues, then we can look to overcoming those.
Another router is not always (or even usually) the best solution.
 
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Best thing I would recommend is setting up your old router as just a wireless access point. Now if you have the new router next to it then there is no reason to do this. The point of doing this is to make use of your old router, by configuring it as a WAP using bridging, which can give your devices a greater coverage and reduce load on one router by evenly distributing the connections on each device. If you want to do this make sure to put your old router in another floor. Preferably where yu would like a better signal for WiFi, and be able to connect it to your TW router via Ethernet cable. If yu want to do that let me know and I will guide you step by step.
 
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