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CM500 will connect to only one router through ethernet switch
I connected a LInksys E3000 router to Comcast through a CM500 modem and TP 5-port gigabit ethernet switch by cloning the MAC address. No problem. But I can not get two other routers in different buil...
Thank you so much for the response. This explains it.
So, my Comcast ISP provides only one IP address. I bought a new modem to replace the rental modem from Xfinity, which had a router in it and worked fine. I didn't realize that the system wouldn't work with the new modem because it had been connected to the router in the modem, not the modem itself. I hooked up the ethernet switch to the router and it works fine now. Thanks you for the explanation.
The reason I'm doing this is because we have two renters on our property that I trenched CAT 5 cable to so they can share our internet service. One renter is hooked up to DISH TV, which we share. The other renter has just a router.
firestonesmith wrote:
...laptops not configured with the Linksys will work at either building.
I meant to say "WON'T work at either building."