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Ethernet Port activation
Model:1150V NightHawk Voice Cable Modem
Hello I have a question that the documentation for this modem cant seem to answer. I was wanting to connect a second router to this modem since it has 4 port...
I agree, this kind of false advertising is completely unacceptable and I'm pretty pissed.
Why even have ports for aggregation if it isn't supported!?
The 1150 is based of the CM1100 which supports LAG. Most LAG modems are ment for small business or business network envrionments which have a need for LAG. I presume the 1150V may support LAG at some point however maybe only needed at the business level environments. Also the ports on the back of the 1100 series are only for LAG and you would need a LAG supporting router, like NGs R7960P router. Which supports LAG on both its WAN side and LAN side. When using LAG stardard configurations is only the modem with the use of 1 NAT router that supports LAG. So you can't use two routers behind a modem even with LAG enabled modems. Its not how LAG works.
I confirmed with Netgear yesterday (July 8, 2019) that indeed only port #1 in this modem is operable. The other ports are for future use. Yeah, would have been good to know that before we bought it, right? Anyways, this means you must choose what device you elect to connect: your PC/Mac via ethernet, router or other device. I have a Netgear Nighthawk router connected and DO have a Netgear Extender running off the router with no issues.
Thanks for letting us know. Use of a enternal router is highly recommended. Then connect all of your devices to this router.
Enjoy.
