[WXC/VFX] Asus RT-N16

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#77867 23-Feb-2011 17:39

Has anyone had any experience with this router or a similar set up?

I bought the Asus RT-N16 as a wireless n access point that I could plug a hard drive into. Everything is working fine.
BUT

The asus router has some nifty qos management etc and I was hoping to make use of them, but it doesn't seem this is the case if it's just an AP.

The modem I'm using is a WAG310g, is there anyway to use this with the RT-16? The RT-N16 can only be set up to connect in PPPoe mode...
I've tried setting up bridging in the wag310g to no success

Not sure if I made too much sense. Let me know what you think!

Cheers

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#442911 23-Feb-2011 22:07

When you go into the modems initial setup is there some thing like: PPP IP extension as a tick box? Thats the bridging you have to use if you are setting up a modem in bridge with a gargoyle router.

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#442914 23-Feb-2011 22:15

would "share WAN IP" be this modem's equivalent setting you think?

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#442919 23-Feb-2011 22:41

Yea try it. In the router setup what modes does it have?

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#442933 23-Feb-2011 23:32

ADSL connections in NZ largely use PPPoA to connect. It's not easy to bridge PPPoA (unlike PPPoE).

I don't think the WAG310G does pppoa half bridge.

Personally, I would replace the WAG310G with a ~$65 TP Link TD-8840 modem that does pppoa half bridge (aka ip extension), you will probably get a better line rate with the TP Link than the WAG310G too.

Anyway...
Keeping the WAG310G but having the Asus in control of (DHCP, QoS, being the gateway etc) you need to do something like this:

Linksys:
1: Set LAN IP Address to 192.168.0.1
2: Disable DHCP server
3: Add 192.168.0.2 to the DMZ settings

Asus
1: Set the WAN IP to 192.168.0.2
2: Set the LAN IP to 192.168.1.1

This is double NAT and will cause problems with programs that use UPnP etc to open ports (gaming, p2p, msn messenger etc) unless you manually forward ports in the Asus.

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#443021 24-Feb-2011 12:14

Ragnor, you are brilliant!

Thanks for that. Seems like a bit of a mission, maybe if I'm feeling adventurous one day I'll have a go, but I can see it's not a quick fix.

Next time I have to buy a new modem, I won't be getting one with built in voip (although the wag310g does make the setup very easy) so will have a few more options.

Thanks for you help!

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#443042 24-Feb-2011 13:38

Yeah getting an ATA like the Cisco/Linksys PAP/SPA series that just plug into your network switch by ethernet and offer x phone ports (FXS or FXO depending on what you need) is more flexible imo.

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#443777 27-Feb-2011 00:21

They're a bit more expensive, but I thoroughly recommend (and use) the Draytek Vigor ADSL2+ modems - the current model is the Vigor 120. It offers true PPPoA to PPPoE pass-through so the router handles everything efficiently.