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CM700 Modem used with Trendnet Router and google wifi = No internet access
Hi, I have a Netgear CM700 cable modem. To that, I have a 16-port trendnet teg-s16dg gigabit router where all of my hardwired connections take place. I also have a google wifi device plugged into the...
> [...] a 16-port trendnet teg-s16dg gigabit router [...]
A TRENDnet TEG-S16Dg is a 16-Port gigabit switch, not a router.
https://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail?prod=235_TEG-S16Dg
> [...] a google wifi device [...]
Not a very detailed description of anything.
> [...] When I plug one of my hardwired connections directly into the
> CM700, the internet works fine.
Yes, you can connect any _one_ device to your cable modem. If you
want to connect multiple devices to your cable modem, then you'll need
to make that one device a NAT router, and connect your devices to the
router, not to the cable modem. An Ethernet switch is not a router.