“How can this modem support 5000 MBPS downstream with one 2500MBPS and one 1000MBPS LAN port? I would think max would be 3500 if you had a way to bridge the 2 ports to one router or computer.”
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It supports 5Gb from the internet provider to the modem and then steps that down to 2.5Gb (or slower) to your internal network. If you have money to burn for 2.5Gb switches, good for you, but most PCs and other devices have only 1Gb wired ports. I am currently only running 1Gb on my internal network for my wired devices. My Wi-Fi is WiFi 6 and it is running at around 500Mb to 750Mb depending on wireless load which is pretty much the fastest you will see unless you have gaming or industrial strength access points. Even then, I have only seen 1Gb on WiFi 6 and 6E.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Simple - it's not a LAN port. it's a WAN port - which means that in order for you to use BOTH of them at the same time you would need to have 2 separate internet subscriptions and pay for both of them, and also have a different public IP address for each. Sadly - I am not aware of a consumer grade modem that has this ability, so to answer shortly - you are wrong in almost every sentence of your question: A. the modem supports well over 500Mbps downstream B. The ports are WAN, not LAN C. The answer is simple - Since this modem might be paired with a slightly older router that might not play well with the 2.5Gbps WAN port's speed-auto-negotiate protocol - you still have the 1Gbps WAN port for legacy support
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