Looking to understand what configuration issue I am having. I have a CM500V modem feeding into my GS116v2 switch but only one port works at a time. Therefore, I have lit up one port into a mesh WiFi network which as sufficied but I would like to also have some other devices directly connected into CAT5 ports in other areas of the house. Which means I need the switch to actually light up other ports. Any insights in configuration settings would be great. I assume it is with the Netgear configs vs my intertnet service provider.
Model: CM500V|Cable Modem for Internet & Voice–DOCSIS 3.0, GS116v2|16-port Gigabit Switch 10/100/1000 Mbps
I have a CM500V modem feeding into my GS116v2 switch but only ... I assume it is with the Netgear configs vs my intertnet service provider.
Afraid no. A cable modem does issue only one (typically public) IP address [that's an ISP limitation - but almost standard]. Adding a switch alone does not help. The problem is the lack of a NAT router in your set-up, which does handle a local network for LAN and WIFi, providing a private LAN subnet to multiple local devices, and the related Many-to-one NAT.
