> The C6300 is a cable modem [...]
Not really. It's a cable modem+router.
> [...] with four LAN ethernet ports and WiFi. [...]
If you're using the Ethernet ports and/or the wireless stuff, then
it's configured as a modem+router.
> [...] No idea what you mean by "configured."
> Configured as a modem+router, not as a modem-only? [...]
Which part of that choice was unclear?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Change the
Router Mode".
> "Connect" means that one of the ports on the switch is connected to
> one of the ports on the cable modem. Is there another choice?
Just trying to make sure. Some people here (especially those with
strange problems and sloppy descriptions) can be pretty creative. You
could have other routers, or who knows what? With my weak psychic
powers, I can't see any of it.
> [...] ports that just spin their wheels and don't connect.
Not a useful description of anything. It does not say what you did.
It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual, showing actual
actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED
indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.
> [...] Connecting a network switch to a router LAN port should simply
> work.
Still true. Especially for an unmanaged switch.
