Neither 2Wire nor your ISP will provide technical support for bridge mode. The first thing they will have you do is remove it from bridge mode should you contact them for help.
Placing a 2Wire unit into bridge mode disables all routing functions (PPPoE, NAT, DHCP, etc.) Bridge Mode = Disabled Routing
When in Bridge mode, you must do your PPPoE authentication (if required by your ISP) either with hardware (another router) or in software (XP's built in Mini-port WAN or another software program), otherwise you will not establish a connection.
Before clicking submit on the configure services page READ ALL THE WARNINGS on that page so you are aware of how to get back in to the 2Wire after you have disabled routing!
Prior to firmware version 3.7 - Go to » homeportal/management• Click on Configure Services • Uncheck Enable Routing • Click Submit If using firmware version 3.7 or higher you will need to Disable PVC Search and manually enter appropriate PVC info e.g. VPI 0 and VCI 35. Go to » homeportal/management•Click on Configure Under Broadband link
•Select "Disable PVC Search"
•Set VPI to 0 and VCI to 35 (depends on service provider may be 8/35, 5/32, etc).
•Connection Type should say Direct IP
•Click Submit
•Click on Configure Services
•Uncheck Enable Routing
•Click Submit
To remove from bridge mode
Statically assign default IP scheme to your client computer so it can talk to the 2Wire:
• (older 2Wires/firmware) IP 172.16.1.5 subnet 255.255.0.0 dgw 172.16.0.1
• (newer 2Wires/firmware) IP 192.168.1.5 subnet 255.255.255.0 dgw 192.168.1.254
(You did read the warnings on the Configure Services page right?)
Go to »homeportal/management
• Click on Configure Services
• Select Enable Routing
• Click Submit
Or
at »homeportal/management
• Click on Resets
• Click on Reset to Factory State
• Click Continue
• Go to »homeportal/setup to reconfigure homeportal.
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last modified: 2008-08-30 21:01:25 |
