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Netgear CM1200 to Rax200 WAN aggregation not working ?
Hi guys.
Sorry for my bad english.
I'm trying to connect my CM1200 with RAX200 using WAN aggregation. I'm following steps according to guidelines from the instruction and so far after a week of multiple try i cant do it. My steps was like that:
Im using desktop so i have to reconncet to each device by hand
1) connect ot CM1200 and setup Ethernet Port Aggregation Status, apply chcanges and reboot.
no wires connected bettwin modem and router
2) conncet to rax200 and set multi-gig internet apply changes and reboot.
3) connect wire to port 1 and 2 on modem then connect wires to router on internet connector and lan1.
after all that router go into limbo and start restart it self over and over.
i update my roter to the latest firmware witch is Version V1.0.1.8_1.0.39.
I try connect wires from router to the modem -No go
i try connect 1 wire from modem port 1 to internet connector on the router and the add second wire from modem port 2 to router lan1 -NO go
i think i tray all the combinations with no go.
if you have any solution pleas let me know.
thank you.
29 Replies
Have you made sure to enable port aggregation in the modem itself? I ran into the same problem and realized I had not enabled port aggregation in the modem and it is not factory default to being turned on. After that, everything worked perfect!
Yes i did, i turn on the enthernet aggregtion and is still not working.
Can you do me a faver and wright down how did you do it yours step by step.
i know im doing something stupid but i cant figure it out what it is.
I connected my PC to Wan port 1 on the CM1100 and enabled Ethernet Port Aggregation on the modem first. Next I connected my PC to the Lan a port 2 on the RAX200 and then connected 2 RJ45 connections from the CM1100 modem to the RAX200 using the Mulit-Gig Internet/Lan 1 ports and then enabled Mulit-Gig Internet using the RAX200 GUI web interface from my PC.
I am having the exact same problem with my RAX200 and CM1200. I cannot get WAN aggregation to work. I followed the steps on the netgear website and it doesn't work. Netgear pushed back the release date of this router like 3-4 months because I Pre-ordered it and it appears that they didn't get all the bugs worked out yet. I even have a CM1100 and went and purchased the CM1200 to see if this would get to work but still not luck. I also then purchased different ethernet cables that met netgears guidlines and it still didn't work. With my ISP i'm suppose to have 1 Gig download speeds and with the Wifi i'm only getting 450mb download speeds. My X10 "R9000" router with my CM1100 would at least get me 650mb download speeds. I spent 2 hours on the phone with netgeat level 2 support today and honestly I think I know more than they do. They got me absolutely no where.
I uploaded a photo of the WAN aggregation not working.Im glad that im not alone :) but sorry that you have a problems with it as well. Just to add to the list after a week of playing with rax200 i have now constant drop and disconnects at least 2 time a day, i have to hard reset my router to get my connection back. like you said they push back the release for 3 moths or more you could think they would beat alfa test the S!@# out of it.
Last night I finally got mine working by following these steps off the netgear website.
Note: These are not the steps for the RAX200 but for the RAX80.
Follow the second steps listed after the router first. I'll also copy and paste them below. The steps for setting up the router are the same as for the RAX200 but do that part second. You gotta setup the modem first. To my surprise after getting it working I was amazed at actually how much faster websites load. My speed isn't much faster but websites load much faster. There is also less jitter in the connection. Once I activated my modem for Ethernet aggregation I then hooked up both ethernet cables from the modem to the router WAN 1 and Port 1. I then restarted my modem. After that I think I restarted my router after I restarted the modem. Then you go into the router settings and click internet, then under WAN preferences you selct the Multi-Gig Internet (1Gps + 1Gps), then select apply at the bottom. Then if it works it will say in blue Status: WAN aggregation is active.
Here is a link: https://kb.netgear.com/000060393/How-do-I-set-up-Ethernet-port-aggregation-between-my-NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Multi-gig-Speed-Cable-Modem-and-my-NETGEAR-Nighthawk-AX8-router
Follow these steps first:To set up Ethernet port aggregation on your NETGEAR Nighthawk Multi-Gig Speed Cable Modem:
- Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to your cable modem.
- Enter 192.168.100.1
A login window displays. - Enter the user name and password.
Note: The user name is admin and the default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. - Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Ethernet Port Aggregation.
The Ethernet Port Aggregation page displays. - Select Enable (LACP-IEEE 802.3ad).
The cable modem communicates with the router or computer that is connected to the LAN 2 port on your cable modem and checks to see if Ethernet port aggregation is supported on the router or computer. - Click Apply.
Your settings are saved.
Note: After you connect the linked ports (WAN and LAN port 1) on your AX8 router to the two linked ports on your cable modem, the Ethernet Port Aggregation Status will show as Active if your router has enabled WAN Aggregation.
Follow these steps second:
To set up WAN aggregation on your NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 router:
- Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to your router’s network.
- Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens. - Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. - Select Internet.
- Under the WAN Preference section, select the radio button for Multi-Gig Internet (1 Gbps + 1 Gbps).
- Click Apply.
WARNING: Do not connect the devices to each other using more than one Ethernet cable until after you set up the link aggregation group (LAG) on each device. If you form multiple connections between the two devices and neither device has loop prevention, you create a network loop. Network loops can slow or stop normal traffic on your network.
- Set up link aggregation on the modem that you want to connect to your Tri-Band AX12 router.
- Using two Ethernet cables, connect the WAN port and Port 1 to the aggregated ports on the other modem.
Note: After you connect the linked aggregate ports (WAN and Port 1) on your Tri-Band AX12 router to the two linked ports on your modem, the Ethernet Port Aggregation Status changes from Inactive to Active.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
I have a CM1200 modem and RAX200 Router with WAN agreggation (2Gig). My internet speeds slow down to 25Mb after approx 24 hours. Rebooting the router fixes the issue for another 24 hours and then the 25Mb speeds are back. I have to reboot my Router* once a day. This is incredibly frustrating!
Also* QoS seems to be disabled-unavailable when using WAN aggregation on my RAX200. (please fix this)
- I give up on setting aggregation after countless hours traying to. I did replace my router as well and encouraged same issue with download drops.
If you disconnect Port 1 on the router (the 2nd aggregation) speeds return to normal. You don't actually have ot reboot the router or the CB. This is just an observation, nothing still that fixes the issue. There is now a case open with engineering to look into this.
So today was the last straw for rax200. This device stop connecting to the modem. I tray to factory reset multipletimes with no go. Tray diffrent wires with same results. IT got replace with my old R9000, and when all the updates on it was done is working like a charm and it is faster then rax200. If you take a look at the picure i did i have much better speeds that i had with rax200. Nothing is cut in half going thru router, and i had connected all external around 20 of them. Dont know what happen with it but as you can see from my post i had a lot of problems with this device. I dont know now, if the next router will be a netger or i will look for something else. Thank you for all you support communty, it was for sure much better then the customer service while it last.
If Netgear doesn't release new Firmware for their most expensive cable modem and most expensive Router soon, I will be leaving Netgear for good. They need to focus less on their never ending hardware launches are start putting good firmware support into the devices they sell. This is absurd the product does not work as advertised 6 months after release!
Hello 4estOC,
May you perform the following and let me know if you run into any issues:
1. Factory reset the router by holding down on the reset button with a pin/needle for 15+ seconds
2. Enable port aggregation on the CM1200 and RAX200
3. Ensure the RAX200 is connected to the CM1200
4. Check the WAN aggregation status on the RAX200 admin page (the status should state "active")
Thanks,
Christian
Hi Christian
I perform all those steps multiple times with same results. So im done doing this. Like i said im back to my old device with much better performance after update the firemaware to newst version. Mybe i just goint to use this rax200 as a very expensive access point.
thanks.
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