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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.
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.
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.
I believe you are correct. If Comcast will allow it, i'll be able to use port 2 to access the internet.
