OT : Help an ADSL Newbie with Port Forwarding

Suicide Junkie · #1 March 17th, 2005, 05:03 PM

You don't really need two routers.
Try changing the settings on the "inside" router to disable the dhcp server, and turn it into a hub.

Then your old settings should work fine.

rdouglass · #2 March 17th, 2005, 05:08 PM

I think SJ, that with most wireless routers, that to disable the routing functions also will disable the bridging and wireless access.

I don't believe they'll function as a bridge and you'll need at least "bridge" functionality to get from one media type to another.

A. least it was when I studied the OSI model...

Suicide Junkie · #3 March 17th, 2005, 05:22 PM

Well, that's what I did with mine, and it works fine.
The wireless laptops show up in the non-wireless router's DHCP list.

rdouglass · #4 March 17th, 2005, 05:31 PM

Cool. Lear somethin' new every day. Thanks for clarifying.

Thermodyne · #5 March 17th, 2005, 05:57 PM

Why not dump the wired router and just use the wireless one?

deccan · #6 March 17th, 2005, 08:04 PM

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Thermodyne said:
Why not dump the wired router and just use the wireless one?

'Cos the wired router is also the ADSL modem and the wireless one doesn't have modem capability. I'll try SJ's solution and see it if it works. Thanks!

Thermodyne · #7 March 17th, 2005, 08:56 PM

Then do it like this

Wan--x.x.x.x--Modem/Router
Modem/router-192.168.0.1/24 to wired LAN
Asign WAN port of Wireless router 192.168.0.2/24
Asign 192.168.0.x/24 addys to all wired systems no/dhcp
Assign 192.168.1.x/24 subnet to wireless side of wireless router and turn on dhcp

Wan routes to 192.168.0.x/24
Set DMZ for 192.168.0.2/24 on wired router
Wireless router set to 192.168.0.2 on WAN port
Wireless router LAN side set to 102.168.1.x/24 dhcp/on

Forward ports as needed from WAN to LAN
DMZ forwards all ports to Wireless router.
Forward ports from 192.168.0.x to 1.x as needed.

Set wireless access security to what ever you can live with.
WEP is no longer a safe level