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RAX80 port aggregation help
I have 2 separate gigabit connections into my house from Comcast. They go into 2 different modems (Netgear CM1150V and the xFinity XB7-T modem/gateway), and I'm trying to get link aggregation on my RAX80.
When I set up the 2 spots I can see for link aggregation (Advanced -> Setup -> Internet Setup & Advanced -> Advanced Setup -> Ethernet Port Aggregation).
What ends up happening is that the management access to the RAX80 goes away, and all connected items on its SSID connect to the XB7-T gateway's subnet. I can still connect to the RAX80 wifi, but hard wired speedtests still show 1Gbps.
0) is ethernet aggregation even possible across 2 modems?
1) do the router/gateway need to be configured for the same subnet?
2) are there other steps im missing?
Thanks!
Rob
3 Replies
WAN port aggregation isn't the same as a load balancing router.
You can't wan port aggregate with 2 different modems into the RAX80.
Do you think that if i set the modems to 2 subnets it would help at all?
It sounds like the load balancing needs to happen in the modem, is that a fair assumption?
Unfortunately my ISP says they can send 2 unique "accounts" to my house each on 1Gbps (same single coax cable split), but they can't send a single 2Gbps to my CM1150V (capable of 10Gbps) modem...
The modem itself (the CM1150V) can link aggregate, so I assume it does the load balancing internal to itself.
Any recommendations for load-balancing routers (or at this point a switch, as everything is hard-wired)?
In my experience, even a load balancing router wouldn't hit >1gig because it balances the load, it doesn't combine them into a 2gig service. But it would let 2 seperate devices connected to it both hit 1 gig speeds at the same time.
If you were looking at a business grade router that would handle that, I'd check into the business class forum for better advice.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Insight-Network-Management/ct-p/en-business-solutions-insight
