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NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 R9000 - Firmware Update to Enable Dual WAN Port Bonding - LAG / LACP
Since DOCSIS 3.1 has been released in many markets (Cox, Comcast etc) in the US giving us the consumer options to upgrade to speeds greater to or equal to that of 1Gbps I would like to request to see if it would be possible for Netgear to create a Firmware Update that would give us the ability to Bond two WAN ports with LAG / LACP on the R9000, using the available LAN1 and LAN2 ethernet ports designated for Static LAG or LACP-IEEE 803.3ad. There are now many consumer grade DOCSIS 3.1 Modems that support this due to the fact that speeds are now at or above 1Gbps. In order to bypass the 1Gbps physical port bottle neck, this makes perfect sense. Just for the sake of naming a few modems that have this capability, here I name a few: Motorola MB8600, Arris CM8200, Arris SB8200. I'm sure Netgear will also release DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems that have WAN port bonding simply due to the new speeds of internet available to us via this medium.
Support LACP L2+L3 hashing on XS series switches
The XS series switches only support L2 hashing with LACP (802.3ad), apparently only the managed switches support anything beyond L2. The ReadyNAS units support L2, L2+L3, and L2+L3+L4 out of the box. Could the upper tier web managed switches please have at least L2+L3 support added? I'm not talking about going crazy and adding more than that. Should be a relatively minor change, the UI changes would likely be more involved than the protocol changes. It should be a big benefit to the ReadyNAS users.LACP on gigabit ethernet port for R7000P and above
Hello, The device is really cool but I can't understand why there is no LACP... Wifi is faster than the gigabit ethernet ports? Is it really ok for you? I really hope there will be a LACP version of this model, or maybe better... a new firmware with this option. It should be so great for home NAS to perform in good condition HD streaming. Secondly, is it possible to connect a 4G router (netgear AC810AC) on USB3 to make a internet "failover". It should be great too. Thanks for reading me. And thank for the goos job you make on these products. Kind Regards, Nicolas.
Suggestions for future CM1000 mods & upgrades
Love my new CM1000, here are some follow on product suggestions • Xfinity will be rolling out their 2G service in our area in 18 months or so, Netgear should consider a CM1100 version with two 1G WAN outputs, with optional 802.3ad (LACP) bonding, would require matching new routers with similar WAN ports (Nighthawk X11?). • Similarly, an SFP+ WAN port could be added in addition, again, would require updated routers with similar support. As far as the CM1000 firmware is concerned, would like Netgear to consider the following enhancements: • Log forwarding via syslog and/or email and/or secure XMPP (formerly Jabber for those unfamiliar) IM, with optional triggers. • A throughput/traffic panel, perhaps with a realtime graphical display of activity over the past minute • Port scan of the lower 10000 ports on the modem shows only port 80 open, which means admin passwords are sprayed over the subnet and can be seen by anyone with a packet sniffer (Android device, jailbroken iPhone, bot on on a hacked smart device). This is a security exposure and should be fixed immediately. A similar issue exists with the R9000.