SoonerAl
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Re: Questions about router config after ordering dsl service
Change DSL location | 
WAN configuration | 
LAN IP configuration | 
DHCP configuration |
1. With the router disconnected from the modem connected my laptop to the router and changed its LAN IP to 192.168.10.1 for example. I also had to configure the router DHCP server for the same address range, ie. 192.168.10.101 and up in my example. You need to do this because the 2210 operates in the 192.168.1.X range. That can not be changed.
2. Connected the laptop directly to the modem and selected the PPP on the computer setting. Make sure you save it. You address the modem using 192.168.1.254 by the way.
3. Connected the modem to the routers WAN port. The router should be configured to get a DHCP assigned IP address. Depending on your router you may need to change the router MTU to 1492 if it defaults to 1500 (cable).
If you set this up right your clients, wired or wireless, will get their DHCP assigned IP addresses from the router and everybody will be able to access the internet via the DSL connection.
If you need to access the modem from your computer to change it back to a non-bridge mode make sure the computer IP is set to 192.168.1.10 for example and connect it directly to the modem. Address the modem as normal, ie. at 192.168.1.254...
The screen shots are from my 2210 and a ZyXEL router and are to be used as examples only...
There is also this as a reference...
»Ameritech - SBC FAQ »Modem GUI access with a router
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