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CM1200 not working with wireless routers
I went from cox's 150 internet service to their gigablast service yesterday. I knew I was going to need a new modem as my old one wasn't 3.1. I purchased the Netgear CM1200 and got it setup. My compu...
"I usually recommend the cm1000 or cm1200 for most home users. they're the same basic modem internally. "
should I take the Cm1200 back and get the cm 1000 then? There is a price difference and if they are the same with the exception of the ports in the back--which I'm now not using--then is there any advantage to keeping the CM1200 over a CM1000?
I recommend you check out a CM1100, it has just two ports in back, supports LAG if you want that, and 1G connections:
Some get confused by the CM1200 having 4 ports in back which some mistakenly take or having a built in router. Any NetGear CM model modem does not have a built in router, period. ISP WAN IP address will pass thru the modem at such time when a device or router gets fully connected. There is a temp IP address assigned to the device or router. however soon after, the WAN IP addresss from the ISP will engage and be seen on the WAN side of the router or network adapter of the device connected to the modem.
tanviper wrote:"I usually recommend the cm1000 or cm1200 for most home users. they're the same basic modem internally. "
should I take the Cm1200 back and get the cm 1000 then? There is a price difference and if they are the same with the exception of the ports in the back--which I'm now not using--then is there any advantage to keeping the CM1200 over a CM1000?