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New CM1200 - self-assigned IP address via Ethernet Connected Laptop - NO Internet
New Netgear user here, hello! Need help please! Just changed ISP's today (Spectrum to RCN) and with that needed to buy a better modem. Bought CM1200 (running Firmware Version V1.02.02) about 1 week ...
Thank you antinode for the explanation.
The product literature from the CM1200 Data Sheet as well as product description from the .com site list specs as: Number of Ethernet Ports: Four (4) Gigabit Ethernet ports with autosensing technology - and a Product Diagram which shows 4 of the same yellow color ports at the back of the device.
I've checked other sites and forums as well; a lot of folks are under the impresstion that the device has 4 equally usable ports, that directly connect the modem to up to 4 devices via ethernet cable, that all can be used at the same time. The fact that that is not true - misleads folks based on product descriptions, data sheets and product diagrams. Before my purchase I spoke with pre-sales dept and they assured me that all 4 ports directly connected to devices, used in tandem. I was pleasantly surprised (at that time).
I probably could have purchased the CM1000 because we only have 940gig Internet anyway (only bought that speed because of new customer promotion price for 14 mos.) so the CM1200 is not even necessary - and could've saved the $50.
Appreciate your reply though antinode .
> [...] a lot of folks are under the impresstion that [...]
Yup. A Web or forum search for your model number should find many of
them.
> [...] they assured me that [...]
Trust no one, I always say. It might be true, _if_ your Internet
service were unusual (multiple IP addresses). But, even so, connecting
a typical computer directly to the Internet that way (without a NAT
router in-between, acting as a firewall of sorts) would be a serious
security risk.
If I wrote Netgear's documentation, many things would be different.
What is a NAT router?
> [...] I think the solution is to not connect additional devices to
> the CM1200.One might get that impression from reading this thread.
> Connect (only) your router to your modem. [...]
Which part of that was unclear?
> My Netgear AX1800 only has 1 LAN port [...]
What is it? "AX1800" is a speed, not a model number. Look for
"Model" on the product label.> [...] do I then need an AP after it to allow mutliple wired
> connections from the router?"the router"? Have you a router? Has it a maker and a model number?
Care to share?
An "AP" normally means an "access point", which is an abbreviation of
a "wireless access point". Not normally required to add "wired
connections from" anything, but typically could be used that way.
> What is a NAT router?A router which does NAT. (Is Google broken?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation
Practically any router which you'd be likely to buy would do NAT.
You might want to start your own, new thread, for your own, different
problem(s). Include an accurate, useful description of your devices,
and of what's connected to what. (Hint: If a device has different types
of Ethernet ports, then "connected to device" is not enough detail.)
What you're actually trying to do might be interesting, too.Pg 3 gives a diagram of how how to connect a router to the CM modem or just 1 wired PC:
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/CableModems/CM1200.pdf
SPdevotee wrote:What is a NAT router?
