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how to connect CM500v modem to cg3000 so as to get wifi and additional lan ports
Hi, I'm reasonably IT savvy but not when it comes to the networking side. I have a CM500V as supplied by my ISP but it doesn't have wifi and it won't connect to a switch allowing more than 1 port be active. I need to be able to connect more than just a single device. I have my old CG3000 (that was replaced by the CM500V as one of the lan ports stopped working, and I can't seem to get this to connect to the internet since connecting the CM500V). So am thinking/hoping that I can bridge the two devices together to get the connection to the internet from the CM500V and then connect the CG3000 to that and then the switch to that.
Does this make sense? If this is achievable can you advise what settings I would need to make as just plugging them in this way doesn't seem to work
Re: how to connect CM500v modem to cg3000 so as to get wifi and additional lan ports
> [...] I have a CM500V as supplied by my ISP but it doesn't have wifi > and it won't connect to a switch allowing more than 1 port be active. > [...]
Because it's a modem, not a modem+router.
> [...] I need to be able to connect more than just a single device. > [...]
So you need a (NAT) router which you can connect to the CM500V.
> [...] I have my old CG3000 [...]
There is a router in there, but it has no Ethernet WAN/Internet port, which makes it generally useless to you.
> Does this make sense? [...]
The desire is reasonable, but the required hardware is missing.
> [...] just plugging them in this way doesn't seem to work
With no Ethernet WAN/Internet port on your "my old CG3000", you're out of luck. A plain-old router (with an Ethernet WAN/Internet port) is what you need to use with a CMxxxx (modem). (Or even a DSL modem+router which has an Ethernet WAN/Internet port.)
Re: how to connect CM500v modem to cg3000 so as to get wifi and additional lan ports
> [...] I have a CM500V as supplied by my ISP but it doesn't have wifi > and it won't connect to a switch allowing more than 1 port be active. > [...]
Because it's a modem, not a modem+router.
> [...] I need to be able to connect more than just a single device. > [...]
So you need a (NAT) router which you can connect to the CM500V.
> [...] I have my old CG3000 [...]
There is a router in there, but it has no Ethernet WAN/Internet port, which makes it generally useless to you.
> Does this make sense? [...]
The desire is reasonable, but the required hardware is missing.
> [...] just plugging them in this way doesn't seem to work
With no Ethernet WAN/Internet port on your "my old CG3000", you're out of luck. A plain-old router (with an Ethernet WAN/Internet port) is what you need to use with a CMxxxx (modem). (Or even a DSL modem+router which has an Ethernet WAN/Internet port.)
Re: how to connect CM500v modem to cg3000 so as to get wifi and additional lan ports
actually, further to this, should I be able to just plug a switch e.g. d-link DGS-108 into this and run multiple devices from that? Should the CM500V be able to handle the multiple connections?
thanks.
Model: CM500V|Cable Modem for Internet & Voice–DOCSIS 3.0
Re: how to connect CM500v modem to cg3000 so as to get wifi and additional lan ports
> [...] Should the CM500V be able to handle the multiple connections?
Unlikely. Only if your ISP provides you with multiple external IP addresses, instead of the usual one (for residential service).
A network switch would solve the basic connection problem, but not the problem of sharing your single external IP address.
Generally, for multiple devices, you need a (NAT) router.
> So you need a (NAT) router which you can connect to the CM500V.
Still true.
On the bright side, your "my old CG3000" might not be entirely useless. You might be able to employ it as a wireless access point (not as a full-function router). See, for example:
