CM1100 has 2 ethernet Ports..can I hook up my PC and router at the same time?

[jonvall]

I'm looking to buy the CM 1100 because of the 2 ethernet ports. My only question is can I use the 1'st eathernet port for my pc connection and use the 2'nd port for my wireless router?

I've read where that's not possible so I thought I'd ask the experts.

The reason I want to do this is because the modem is next to the pc while the AC1700 is about 20 feet away, to get max coverage. If I have to use just one port then I'll have to run a 20 ft line to the router and then another back to the pc. Would really prefer not to do that. The pc is mostly a gaming pc.

Thank you in advance!

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> [...] My only question is can I use the 1'st eathernet port for my pc
> connection and use the 2'nd port for my wireless router? [...]

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1894420

> I've read [...]

   Thanks for the helpful link(s).

> [...] Would really prefer not to do that. [...]

   As the philosopher Jagger often said, "You can't always get what you
prefer."  (Or something similar.)

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> [...] My only question is can I use the 1'st eathernet port for my pc
> connection and use the 2'nd port for my wireless router? [...]

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1894420

> I've read [...]

   Thanks for the helpful link(s).

> [...] Would really prefer not to do that. [...]

   As the philosopher Jagger often said, "You can't always get what you
prefer."  (Or something similar.)

[jonvall]

But Jagger was wrong....you usually CAN get what you want...it'll just cost more!

Thank you for your reply, so the solution is to hook the pc up through the router or get a modem/router then?

[antinode]

> [...] so the solution is to hook the pc up through the router or get a
> modem/router then?

   Either way, you connect one device (the router) to the modem, and all
the client devices to that router.  Whether the modem and router are in
the same box is unimportant.  (Unless, someday, you want a router which
is not permanently attached to that modem.)

> But Jagger was wrong....you usually CAN get what you want...it'll just
> cost more!

   What _I_ want is usually includes a low price as part of its
definition.  However, as I recall, the availability of what you _need_
may be better.