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Nighthawk CM1150
How do I unlock port #2 on the CM1150V to connect my RedLINK internet gateway to the internet? I've hardwired the two devices and an amber light appears on port #2. I believe the next step is to ...
I presume if you connect the other device on WAN port#1 as a test that it will work after the modem is rebooted?
Hopefully your ISP can allow a 2nd WAN IP to the modem.
Comcast. I contacted them and they told me all 4 ports could be used. Nest gear says only one at a time.
Its not that comcast is lying to you but you might have talked to someone who didn't know exactly what was going on for your device or account.
I have comcast and can confirm they only support 1 device connected at time on a standard line. If you pay for extra public IP addresses or a business class line, then you can connect extra.
Forgot to mention that Port one is connected to a Google 3 device
Wifi mesh network (working perfectly. Latest network speed test results = 567Mbps dnload/17Mbps upload). Unsure if that system connection would have any bearing on my port #2 problem.
What maybe happening is that WAN #2 isn't active or gets a IP address from your ISP as some ISPs don't allow more than 1 WAN IP address assigned any home modem. You would need to check with your ISP about this to see if this is supported at the ISP first.
Thank you for the advice, I appreciate your input.
I plan to try and speak with a more knowledgable support person at Comcast to find out if they support a second input to the Nighthawk CM1150.
I didn't have any problem connecting the Google three device mesh network to port one, however, the mesh network and gateway are two different technologies.