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LiamD
Oct 23, 2017Aspirant
Multiple Public IP Addresses with CM700 and Comcast XFinity
I have Comcast Xfinity and a CM700. I want to get multiple (two) public addresses so that I can bind each one to a different router/firewall. Comcast says I have to change a setting in the CM700 to d...
- Oct 31, 2017
They should be able to attach 2 modems to your account and then assign each one a IP address no setting would need changed in the modem.
DarrenM
LiamD
Oct 24, 2017Aspirant
Am I asking something that is overly simple and documented somewhere? Or is this not possible? Comcast Xfinity is telling me I can have more than one Public IP and if I was running their modem they'd make the change but using the NetGear CM700 I have to make a setting change myself.
- DarrenMOct 31, 2017Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
They should be able to attach 2 modems to your account and then assign each one a IP address no setting would need changed in the modem.
DarrenM
- LiamDNov 01, 2017Aspirant
I finally did get this answer from Xfinity. You basically need a cable modem for every public IP you want to use.
- vkdeltaNov 01, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
you may want to double check with Xfinity.
at some point of time, they were selling extra public IP for $5-10/month.
you can always go for business connection with multiple IPs with CM700 (although it will NOT be STATIC IP).