sded
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join:2002-11-04
San Diego, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
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Re: switching to dslextreme - question on setup
1) OK
2) DHCP is done by the router. A bridge just sends all the data from the link to the router. What kind of wireless router do you have? Most have a DHCP setting, usually with a comment about cable modems.
3) The patching I suggested above will allow you to access both the DSL stream and the modem statistics at the same time-otherwise you need to move the cable from WAN to LAN to look at the modem. If you don't care, just plug into WAN port. Don't understand the quote unless you have a static IP-with DHCP you don't know the WAN IP and gateway. And don't need to. Do you have a static IP instead of dynamic (DHCP for DSLX)? If you do, DSLX will email you with numbers to fill in for your WAN settings, and you select "static IP" on your router setup.
The numbers you describe are all part of the LAN setup, not the WAN. If you have a DHCP mode on your router the WAN addresses should be filled in when you interrogate the DHCP server automatically. On a d-link or linksys there is nothing to fill in if you select dynamic ip on the WAN menu. |
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rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
| OK, I think I understand better now. I have an airlink router (very similar to d-link) using the atheros chip. I will have DSLextreme dynamic IP - the least expensive option. I'm pretty sure there is a DHCP mode on the router - I'll go home tonight and check it out. It sounds even simpler than I imagined. Thanks for all your answers. |
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