rtroha
join:2001-02-14
North Olmsted, OH | reply to Anon
Re: How do I configure my 5861 when I get my static IP I also have the 5861 with the "five" static IPs. (It's actually a block of eight as was explained by DSLKIA above.)
One of the eight IPs is automatically assigned to the DSL (WAN)interface of the router every time it connects to Ameritech. This is the so-called "Gateway" IP address that will be mentioned in the letter you will get from Ameritech.
If 169.129.154.6 is assigned to the WAN interface, you can't assign other 169.129.154.x numbers to the ethernet side. Think about it - if you had 169.129.154.x numbers assigned to both interfaces, how would the router know which interface to send 169.129.154.x traffic to? If you turn off routing and enable bridging then you could assign those static IPs to computers on your internal network, but I haven't looked in the manual to see if such a thing is actually possible.
I just used the "system addHost" command to map some of my static IPs to my email/web server and my DNS server. Works like a champ. I also figured out how to use the "remote ipfilter" and "eth ip filter" commands to block certain types of traffic from entering my network. |
Anon | Well rtroha, you can have the same IP on both interfaces, and that is, in fact, how you go about setting up your static IP block to work like a real useful IP block.
I have mine setup and working, with only using the Configuration Manager software GUI for Windows that came with the router.
Here are the important settings (or what I think is important):
System Settings
----Ethernet IP Address
--------65.42.100.30/255.255.255.248 with RIP1 1 Compatible
----DHCP Settings
--------Disabled
Remote Routers
----(internet)TCP/IP Route Addresses
--------Disable Address Translation
--------Advanced
------------Address boxes on left are blank, PPP assigns 65.42.100.30 source and 65.42.100.1 remote
------------WAN RIP = RIP 1 Compatible
IP and IPX Routing
----TCP/IP Routing: On
The Windows machine I am sitting at is hard set to 65.42.100.26/255.255.255.248 with the GR/Kal DNS numbers manually entered as well. |
