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Questions tagged [bridge-router]

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How do I access my modem's GUI when it's in bridged mode?

I wanted to try setting up my ActionTec P5001a DSL modem/router in bridged mode with a Linksys E2500 router for improved NAT performance. Switching the modem to bridged mode and the router to PPPoE worked perfectly, but now I seem to have no way to…
Dustin
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Bridging VLAN and Wifi

I am in the process of building my own Linux-based router and have ran into an issue bridging the wifi and LAN networks. The box previously ran pfSense, but due to it's inability to use my internal wifi adapter, I decided to build my own router on…
Mike B
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Can I use the second band in my dual-band router as an AP with the first band being in "client mode"? (dd-WRT)

I couldn't register to dd-WRT forum because the registration code is case sensitive and I don't have the same case "looks" in my country as they had in their website... So, the second place of choice was here :). Situation: I'm getting my WAN from…
OverAchiever
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Connect internet camera and bridge/forward IP traffic

I have an Ubuntu (14.04) machine with two Ethernet cards. One Ethernet card (eth0) is connected to the office network. The machine is addressable from the outside Internet. I have a Web camera that runs its own little Web server. The camera has an…
ahoffer
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How to bridge WAN to LAN on an OpenWRT router

I'm having trouble understanding how to "bridge" my router. I am using USB tethering on my Android to provide internet access. What I want to achieve is to have a second router (Router 2) "behind" the OpenWRT router that gets the WAN IP address from…
Dominic P
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Is it safe to add a router to a modem without bridge mode by using DMZ?

I cannot alter my modem firmware and there's no legal way to enable bridge mode. I want to add a router so that I can have complete control over the network. If I use DMZ to achieve this, how secure am I? What would happen if an attacker is able to…
user168623
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Use two routers without daisy chaining (use like WLAN card)

My WLAN card recently started losing quality but I just got a new router (and kept the old one). The problem is that the router is down one floor and we don’t have Ethernet going through the house. So I was wondering if I could link the old router…
Cooked Goose
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How to configure two broadband connection on the network so that if one goes down other can automatically start catering to Internet requests

Our earlier setup was 12 PCs connected via a switch. These PCs can connect to eachother via LAN. Broadband connection was via ADSL modem cum router plugged into the switch so that all PCs get internet connection too. Default gateway was…
Kalpak
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Ubuntu/Gentoo tower as router and bridge

My Questions Given: a tower running Ubuntu with: wan0) an ethernet interface connected to the 'WAN' which is my internet source; eth0) an ethernet interface connected to my (not yet extant) LAN; and wl0) a wireless interface. 1) How do I bridge wan0…
Ethan Reesor
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DD-WRT Setting Up Guest Network

I have a router on which I installed DD-WRT firmware. I am trying to set up a virtual interface to use as a guest network. The guest network should be on the 192.168.8.0/24 subnet while our LAN is on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. The guest network…
rybl
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How to setup a gateway to a Linksys router?

I have a Linksys router(WRT54G) and I recently got a gateway(dva-g3810BN/TL) from my DSL provider(telus). I am having a huge trouble of hooking them up together as I want to use my router as the gateway/router I was given is limited in…
chobo2
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Can I connect 2 Ethernet cables from the same router to a bridge mode router?

I have an ISP provided router at the perimeter and I have 1 cable connected from it towards my consumer router with bridge mode activated. My bandwidth speed is 300mbps and upload 200mbps, and my consumer bridged router is a gigabyte supported…
Saud Aljaffer
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Bridge-Mode to prevent double NAT/Firewall advantages?

In my network I currently have a cable connection with an ISP provided (consumer grade) modem/router combo device. Behind this modem there is a pfSense box. The pfSense box is acting as firewall and router. The network configuration e.g. the VLANs…
Philip Z.
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Some tech queries about router in Bridge mode

My ISP is changing the cabling infrastructure and going forward a direct fiber cable shall drop into my house. As a result ISP is going to provide their own router which they call it as an integrated ONT Modem WiFi router device. My requirement is…
samirj
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ZTE H168N in Bridge Mode: Passing ISP IP to secondary AVM Fritz Box

I have a ZTE H168N device set up as a PTM bridge, providing VDSL2 to my Fritz Box (3390). It works fine, however, my Fritz Box' "ISP IP" is e.g. 100.101.159.155, which I know is not routed and which implies that I cannot reach my box from outside…
Tommy Nogger
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