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mailmarshall

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#101806 9-May-2012 11:49
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Hi

In my setup at home I have:
1. Telecom TG582n Wireless Modem with
- wireless turned OFF
- DHCP turned OFF
- IP address of device 192.168.10.1, subnet 255.255.255.0

2. Linksys WRT 610N
- wireless turned ON
- DHCP turned ON with scope from 192.168.10.100 - 192.168.10.120
- IP address of device is 192.168.10.10, subnet 255.255.255.0

There is a cable running from one of the ethernet ports of the Linksys to one of the thernet ports of the Telecom modem.

With such a simple setup I would expect thing the damn thing to just work but it doesn't. I can ping both devices but when i do IPCONFIG /ALL from the Linskys it says that the Default Gateway is 192.168.10.10 (i.e the Linksys itself) it doesn't seem to know about the Telecom modem.

I get no internet access on any devices connected to the Linksys.

Shoudl I put in a static route in the Linksys modem?

Thanks


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  #622139 9-May-2012 11:57
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Are you plugging the modem into the LAN or WAN port on the WRT610N?

Off the top of my head the TG582 doesn't do half bridge so you'll either have to put up with double NAT, or enable DHCP on the TG582 and just use the WRT 610 as an AP.




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  #622155 9-May-2012 12:17
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 Hi

Its connected to the LAN port. Shoudl it be the WAN port?

If so do I have to change the Internet Connection Type to "Static IP" on my Linksys?

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  #622707 10-May-2012 09:45
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Yes, the modem needs to be in the WAN port of the router and the router's connection type will need to be set to Static IP with an IP in the same range as the modem.

As Steve has said, you're double-NATing which is a bad thing. You'll encounter all kinds of issues, particularly if you try to do online gaming (particularly Xbox Live) or any kind of VoIP.



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  #622721 10-May-2012 10:10
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Cool thanks - will try it tonight.

I can't believe somthing like this could be so complex for a newbie :)

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  #622731 10-May-2012 10:30
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mailmarshall: Cool thanks - will try it tonight.

I can't believe somthing like this could be so complex for a newbie :)


Hence the simple solution is to go for an all in one device with modem and router+wifi

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  #622739 10-May-2012 10:37
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sbiddle:
mailmarshall: Cool thanks - will try it tonight.

I can't believe somthing like this could be so complex for a newbie :)


Hence the simple solution is to go for an all in one device with modem and router+wifi


Like the Telecom one that is already there.

Why are you using a router and a modem/router?

You can have it plugged Ethernet to Ethernet, but the Modem will have to do the DHCP.

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