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Bridge Mode?
Does this modem come from the factory in Bridge mode? I'm having problums port forwarding. I have set up the netgear router (AC1200) with no luck on any ports. I did the activation thru Xfinity.
So this modem can not be put in Bridge mode? Therefor I can never port forward? I know it is not a router but if the modem is
not in bridge mode my router will not port forward because the modem is blocking. Thanks for the reply.
> So this modem can not be put in Bridge mode? [...]
No, it has no other mode. It's always only a modem.
A modem+router (like a model Cxxxx) typically has a "bridge"
(modem-only) mode, but a modem-only (model CMxxx) is only a modem. If
you want to call that a "bridge" mode, you can, but that's the only mode
it has. You don't need to _put_ it into that mode.
> A modem-only device like a CMxxx should not affect port forwarding;
> that's a router function. [...]
Still true.
- Everyone keeps saying it’s “only a modem”; even tech support. Which is what I want. There is defiantly NAT going on. Even the docs say to put my router into bridge mode which makes all router functions useless. Even the router says there is a double NAT problem...
It would appear that the ‘PnP’ part of this only plays nice with NETGEAR routers.
It’s going back if I can’t get this resolved.
(Apple AirPort Extreme)