rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
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Re: switching to dslextreme - question on setup
Thank You sded.
I followed your instructions, and after less than 10 minutes, here I am... I did not have to connect to my router by ethernet cable. for others with the same setup,
(windows xp, speedstream 5100b, airlink wireless router, formerly with SBC-Yahoo DSL) I did the following:
1 set up my 5100b modem to bridge mode (per instructions on this site)
2 set airlink wireless AR410W router to DHCP server enabled
confirmed router WAN page set as DHCP client
3 windows XP -> control panel -> network connections -> wireless network -> properties -> TC/PIP -> properties -> advanced -> configured as recommended on this site.
Bingo! I'm connected. No restart was needed.
I don't need to do this, but is there a way (besides direct connection with a cable) to access the modem wirelessly (192.168.0.1 doesn't seem to do it anymore) ?
Thank you again for the easy to understand answers. |
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sded
Premium
join:2002-11-04
San Diego, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | Easiest way is as suggested above. In bridge mode you are plugged into the WAN port on your router and can't see the LAN, where the modem firmware (IP) is. Try this:
1) Move the modem cable from the WAN port to a LAN port
2) Take another ethernet cable and jumper it from another LAN port to the WAN port
At your NIC (wired or wireless), make sure the netmask is set to 255.255.0.0 as warned by the message from the 5100b when you put it in bridge mode.
Most routers will let you do this and have access to both the modem and the DSL data simultaneously. If not, you will need to move the existing cable from the WAN port to a LAN port temporarily to see the modem, whether wired or wireless. Or use a separate switch between the modem and the router. There is nothing special about wireless-it is just another ethernet connection to your router. |
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rrando
join:2005-11-30
Northridge, CA
| Thanks. I would only need to access the modem set-up if I wanted to change the modem from bridge mode back to PPPoE so I won't try to look at it now (nothing to see here, move along).
I mistakenly set all my NICs to get IP address automatically (per my own instructions). My router is configured only to connect to LAN IPs in a specific range. On Windows XP, there is an "alternate configuration" in TCP/IP properties which I had previously set to an allowed IP so one computer used that and worked fine. Another computer was trying to get (was assigned?) an address outside of the range and could not connect. I now have my computers with IPs specified using the "alternate configuration" tab. It could just be my imagination but perhaps that is the reason it seems to take a bit longer to connect after I turn on power.
My final few questions:
1) Should the NIC IP address be hardwired to the specific IPs I want? This also means setting the default gateway and primary/secondary DNS servers correctly 192.168.1.1 and 66.51.205.100 etc...
2) What is the purpose of the 5 IP addresses included in my account from DSLExtreme? It seems I only need one. my modem only has one LAN connector. |
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sded
Premium
join:2002-11-04
San Diego, CA
·DSL EXTREME
| 1) I hardwire my NICs and DNS servers so that if there is a problem I can always tell easily which computer. Also, if you use standby, will usually wake up faster. Minor convenience usually.
2) If you want separate WAN IP addresses on your computers (gamers, servers, ...) may be useful. Also helps if you need to swap modems; don't need to wait for your old DHCP connection lease to time out. Most people only use 1 and distribute DSL via the LAN, but there are a few who find them useful. Not me, so can't really expound on the virtues. |
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