[geeks] router confusion...

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Tue Dec 4 07:59:15 CST 2012


On 12/04/12 08:47, Shannon wrote:
> On 04-Dec-2012 08:04, Shannon wrote:
>>
>> I have 2 LANs, one "outside" and one private.
>>
>> They are currently bridged with a simple router.
>>
>> Basically it looks like this:
> 
> [ huge snip ]
> 
> Well yep... I am tired.
> 
> I forgot that on the Netgear units you cannot disable the routing
> function if you use the modem port. The router is forced to resolve the
> conflict by searching for an unused network for the modem port.
> 
> I wish they'd give you a function to let the modem port act as part of
> the switch, but it could be a chipset limitation they can't do anything
> about.

One word (well, acronym):  DD-WRT.  Makes life much better.


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