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Re: New Modem No LAN Yes, it does look like that. My old one was a Westell and it sure seemed a bit beefier.
I reconfigured my router so that the IP matched that of the modem and I got some of my machines back on the network but I am still not happy with the setup. Any suggestions? |
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kudos:2 | There are two ways to configure your setup. Either use the modem's built-in router,to handle the login to the internet,and let the Linksys just be an Access Point or put the modem into bridge mode,and let the Linksys handle the PPPoE authentication.
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| Ok, I finally got everything setup and used the bridged modem setup procedure. I still have a question though. If I setup the Motorola Netopia as a bridge to the router and setup some port forwarding on the router the forwarding does not seem to be working. Do I also have to setup port forwarding on the modem? |
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kudos:2 | You'll also need to set up Port Triggering,as well. |
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Wanted to let you know many Westell modems have what they call a "shim" to act as a bridge even when they're not set that way. I made much use of this on my Westell 2200. I suspect this is at the heart of your initial problem.
If the modem is bridged and the LinkSys is handling PPPoE and says the WAN has your public IP then only the LinkSys should be handling all port forwarding. It's when both are acting as routers you need to set both.
Also, it's normal you cannot access the modem page anymore since the LinkSys WAN is now a PPPoE tunnel right through it.
HTH |
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said by Mountaineer1:You'll also need to set up Port Triggering,as well. Thanks. That is most helpful. |
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said by Bill_MI:Wanted to let you know many Westell modems have what they call a "shim" to act as a bridge even when they're not set that way. I made much use of this on my Westell 2200. I suspect this is at the heart of your initial problem. If the modem is bridged and the LinkSys is handling PPPoE and says the WAN has your public IP then only the LinkSys should be handling all port forwarding. It's when both are acting as routers you need to set both. Also, it's normal you cannot access the modem page anymore since the LinkSys WAN is now a PPPoE tunnel right through it. HTH Ok. Good. I have it setup that way and it seems to be working fine. I have one more queestion though. If I have one machine on my network that is a data logger and I would like to have it keep a static IP while all the rest DHCP is that possible? |
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4 edits | said by rbrown3rd:I have one more queestion though. If I have one machine on my network that is a data logger and I would like to have it keep a static IP while all the rest DHCP is that possible? Sure, set the static IP outside the DHCP range. It's the ONLY way I run here - if it doesn't move (like a desktop) it gets a STATIC IP. 
»Linksys FAQ »How do I set a fixed/static IP address on a LAN PC? |
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| Thanks Bill. Sounds good. I am gradually getting everything tweaked again. I do it so seldom, usually from a major failure like the modem in this case, that I forget all the steps. Sure, I could write it all down but that is too logical isn't it? Anyway, with such helpful folks like you guys to walk me through it again it is not such a nightmare as it would be otherwise. |
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