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DrBlingDaddy
Aspirant
Mar 04, 2020
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Using CM1150V with RAX120. Is port aggregation possible?

For normal operation of the two devices for internet it looks as if the WAN port on the RAX needs to be connected to port one on the 1150. But in order to use port aggregation the RAX, ports 1 and 2 ...
  • DrBlingDaddy's avatar
    DrBlingDaddy
    Mar 04, 2020

    Okay, so I figured it out. I needed to enable WAN aggregation on the RAX under "Setup", "Internet Setup", and "Ethernet Port Aggregation" under "Advance" on the 1150.

DrBlingDaddy's avatar
DrBlingDaddy
Aspirant
Mar 04, 2020

Okay, so I figured it out. I needed to enable WAN aggregation on the RAX under "Setup", "Internet Setup", and "Ethernet Port Aggregation" under "Advance" on the 1150.

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    DominicanMacPro
    Apprentice
    Mar 21, 2020

    So want is the difference? I currently have cm1200 port 1 plugged into wan on the rax and port 2 on modem plug into port lan 1. Creating WAN aggregation.  What are the benefits of port aggregation?

    • antinode's avatar
      antinode
      Guru
      Mar 21, 2020

      > Okay, so I figured it out. [...]

       

         Perhaps.  Perhaps not.

       

      > [...] What are the benefits of port aggregation?

       

         I'll bite.  If you don't know, then why bother doing it?

       

         The idea is that two 1Gb/s Ethernet links can cary data at
      (approximately) twice the rate of one 1Gb/s Ethernet link.  If your
      Internet service provides more than 1Gb/s, then an aggregated link
      between the modem and the router should provide more speed over that
      path.

       

         Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
      for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Read.  Look for "Ethernet Port
      Aggregation".


         I know nothing, but as I read the User Manual for a "Nighthawk AX12
      12-Steam AX6000 WiFi Router" (carefully proofread, obviously -- I use
      only internal-combustion routers, not "Steam", and certainly not
      "12-Steam"), I see instructions for aggregating two _LAN_ Ethernet
      ports.  If it's possible to use aggregation on the WAN/Internet side of
      an RAX120, then it's not obvious to me.