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DavidJones894
Aug 28, 2017Aspirant
Have to Reset my CM500 when I Reboot the Computer
When I have to Reboot my Lenovo ideapad 70017ISK Laptop the Internet quits working. The Ethernet connection shows service and when I run the Windows 10 Troubleshooting it doesn't show any problems bu...
vkdelta
Aug 28, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
do you connect anything else in between?
On every cable modem, it learns MAC address of the client connected to the LAN port. If you connect more than 1 device (WITHOUT REBOOTING the CM), it will not allow you internet traffic.
DavidJones894
Aug 28, 2017Aspirant
My Laptop is the only thing connected to the CM500 with an Ethernet cable. I don't use WIFI or Bluetooth.