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DirtySZN
Jun 21, 2020Aspirant
Still lagging while gaming with ethernet connection
So I currently am having severe lag issues while gaming. I am hardwired meaning this - There is a main xfinity gateway(modem/router combo) in one room in my house. That gateway is the main one and...
DirtySZN
Jun 21, 2020Aspirant
My CM1000 is also listed as the second modem on the xfinity account because I called them once asking is it okay to have 2 different "setups" ran in the same household. The guy said that generally it us unusual, and sometimes it works, but in my situation it will not work.
I then got off the phone with him; set it up myself, and it just connected to the internet somehow.
plemans
Jun 21, 2020Guru - Experienced User
2 modems actively running on 1 account could be your issue. Are they both showing as active on your account?
If you speedtest try hardwiring into them both and testing speeds on each individually and then test them both at the same time.
What speeds do you pay for?
What speeds do you get hardwired into both? seperate?
do you get the lag if you're directly connected to the modem?