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Re: MI424WR-GEN2 Rev E Configuration Thread
Main Verizon Screen | 
Network Connections | 
Bridge Connection | 
Home/Office Connection |
To answer the first question, I didn't try 20.8.0, as I only have the 20.9.0 firmware. That is what came on my router. I'd be happy to switch firmware and test it if someone can tell me where to get the firmware from, but I can't see why 20.9.0 would work and 20.8.0 wouldn't.
So as requested, here are some tips based on what I did last night:
20. Top Menu – Advanced – MAC Cloning – Set Mac of Device – Broadband(Coax) –
a. Set the WAN MAC of the router to the MAC address listed here, write this down for now if you can’t do this now.
b. Set the Address here to the WAN MAC of the router that will be connected to the Actiontec to avoid conflicts
I did step 20, then a and it actually broke everything for me. I wrote down the MAC address from my verizon router before I made the change, so I get back on and set it back when I couldn't figure out what the problem was and everything started working.
My issue here was DNS wouldn't work....I could get an IP from verizon, but not get outside the network with a ping or nslookup.
14. Bridge – Settings – Routing – NAPT - Apply
15. Bridge – Settings – Select Route - Apply
I didn't find anything that said select route, so just skipped step 15.
18. Top Menu – My Network – Side Menu – Network Connections – Broadband (Ethernet) – Enable
a. This must be re-enabled if the router loses power
During the set-up I found my Ethernet connection went disabled a few times while I was rebooting my STB's. In fact, you don't need to reboot your STB's, they will pick up a new IP and just work if you leave them alone for a bit. I left mine overnight and checked earlier today and 2 of my STB's now have new addresses from my DLink.
Just watch this during set-up to make sure that connection stays enabled.
Other notes:
I can now access my verizon router using the DHCP assigned address from my D-Link which is pretty cool.
There are no error lights or warnings on my verizon router which I read about for previous versions, so that is nice also.
Sounds obvious, but get the cabling right....in a rush, I made some silly mistakes here and wasted time troubleshooting my own incompetence.
Also, to help out...here are some screen shots of my final config - I personally find a picture much easier to work from in order to make sure everything is right. Let me know if anyone wants any other screen shots. Good luck. | |
| I did step 20, then a and it actually broke everything for me. I wrote down the MAC address from my verizon router before I made the change, so I get back on and set it back when I couldn't figure out what the problem was and everything started working.
so according to this you DON'T use cloning ?
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1 edit | reply to MadMint
I am a little confused about your screen shots. Your router has an IP address assigned from your d-link. The subnet is 192.168.0.x yet under My Network the STB's and your Dell XPS have ip addresses in the 192.168.1.x range. Where are they getting their IP addresses from?
said by MadMint :
I can now access my verizon router using the DHCP assigned address from my D-Link which is pretty cool. Did you have to do anything special to get this working? My Bridge has obtained an IP address from my d-link but I am unable to access the verizon router from that address.
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