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RAX80 to CM1100 Link Aggregation questions
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RAX80 connected to CM1100 cable modem with gigabit service.
When I connected the WAN and LAN1 ports to the CM1100 ports 1 (WAN) and port 2 (LAN1), both the CM1100 and RAX80 report that link aggregation is active and all is good. EXCEPT, the internet link goes dead. If I disable link aggregation and go to only one connection via the RAX80 WAN, it is all good.
Not sure what I am doing wrong. With the LAG active notice, I thought I had it right.
Any ideas?
I guess I had a gremlin infecting my system for a while. It is now working just fine, and I have no idea why. Nothing changed.
FIRST let me acknowledge Netgear's AWESOME technical support. From reading my forum post, tech support reached out, obtained my contact information and my odd availability schedule. They worked around my time and called me at my home to help figure this out. One of the trouble shooting requests was to check the router internet light to see if it indicated connectivity. When I reconnected the ethernet wires and re-enabled everything to report my findings, suddely it is worked as it should.
I am not sure why. I changed nothing. Not even the ethernet cables were changed. So, all is well even though I do not know why.
KUDOS goes to Netgear's tech support department. They went WAY beyond in an effort to help me.
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I enable LAG on router... All good
I enable LAG on CM110... Internet dead (before and after ethernet cable connected)
More information in hopes of illicting a reply other than my own.
RAX80 router is now connected to a Netgear GSS116E 16 port gigabit managed switch. The link between the RAX80 and GSS116E is using two ethernet cables connected to ports 4 and 5 on the rourter with LACP 802.3ab enabled on both ends. The dual ethernet link aggregation is working just fine from the router to the switch.
Still no love with link aggregation between the RAX80 router and the Netgear CM1100 cable modem? STILL LOOKING for an answer as to why I cannot get this to work (see orginal post for full question).
HELP! --- Anyone?
Ingeresting work-around. But curious: What's the point of running a WAN LAG on a Gigabit service? Or is the service allowing higher bandwidth?
When I origionally posted this, I pondered if anyone would ask me why. My initial thought was that I did not need to justify it, just help me fix it. But, then again, why not respond graciously.
I am looking for load balancing and ensuring that I maximize the throughput between the router and the cable modem.
Hmm... I just got an email stating that "A reply to a topic you are following has been accepted as a solution"!"
Not sure why that is as I am still having this problem and I have not yet received a proposal that even suggests a fix, let along fixes it.
Hello gwbaker - I'd like to get our Support Team in contact with you. When you get a chance, please send me a message with your contact info.
~Christian
I guess I had a gremlin infecting my system for a while. It is now working just fine, and I have no idea why. Nothing changed.
FIRST let me acknowledge Netgear's AWESOME technical support. From reading my forum post, tech support reached out, obtained my contact information and my odd availability schedule. They worked around my time and called me at my home to help figure this out. One of the trouble shooting requests was to check the router internet light to see if it indicated connectivity. When I reconnected the ethernet wires and re-enabled everything to report my findings, suddely it is worked as it should.
I am not sure why. I changed nothing. Not even the ethernet cables were changed. So, all is well even though I do not know why.
KUDOS goes to Netgear's tech support department. They went WAY beyond in an effort to help me.
Hi gwbaker - Happy to hear! Thanks for taking the time to provide an update to the rest of the Community!
~Christian
