networking noob question.

[sleezeep]

Hey guys, very noobish question as I don't have much experience with networking in general. In my area we have been having problems with our cellular reception lately, so I decided to upgrade my Comcast service to include voice services mostly for emergency situations, and redundancy.

So they sent me this all in one box (dont have the make/model as I am at work currently but could update with that information) it appears to be a cable modem/voip/wireless router combination. It has 4 lan ports on the back as well as a couple of phone jacks.

My current setup is a modem that feeds into my linksys e1200 wireless router for my wifi, and then that feeds into a tplink 8 port gigabit switch.

I know it is possible to use two routers on the same network, but will this all-in-one solution function similarly to a regular router to where I can continue using my existing setup and add this device in place of my current modem? If yes I would just go out of the all-in-one box into one of the lan ports on my linksys router? I hope that I will be able to keep my current setup because if my thinking is right I would be able to boost my wifi coverage, keep my gigabit switch, and have voip home phone. Please let me know if this is possible. And sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm just not entirely sure how these all-in-one solutions work. Also if I need to send that back and get some sort of other equipment from Comcast that would be no problem. Thank you for any help you guys can provide.

[rufee]

The more all in one they are the horrible it gets, however this should be pretty straight forward. Put the new router/modem in bridge mode and connect to it via PPPoE from your linksys box.

[sleezeep]

Thank you for the quick response. Would it be worth calling Comcast and seeing if they have any other option besides the all-in-one? I know that they aren't the highest quality. Otherwise thank you for the help and that is how I will set it up.