How can I use my own DD-WRT Wireless Router with a Virgin Media Hub?

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Does anyone know if it is possible to use a different Wifi Router (my Buffalo DD-WRT) instead of the Wifi on my Virgin Media Hub (not Super Hub).

I have seen people ask and get various vague answers on the net, but nothing concrete.

I've tried:

But nothing worked, I could not see the internet or the Virgin Media Hub from PC or DD-WRT. So I had to factory reset the Virgin Media Hub.

I did have them on different Subnets. Virgin's IP is 192.168.0.1, DD-WRT's is 192.168.11.1. So that might have been the cause.

Does the Media Hub support bridge mode (modem mode)? If so, that would be the easiest way. If not -- what are the network settings of the DD-WRT if you do the following: disable WiFi on the Virgin router, enable DHCP on it, and connect the WAN port on the DD-WRT to one of the LAN ports on the Virgin router? To get the network settings, you can connect to the DD-WRT control panel by IP when a computer is connected to the DD-WRT wireless network, or easier, by cable to a DD-WRT LAN port. — lupincho, Oct 16, 2012 at 16:30
just to make sure -- was the bridge mode (modem mode) what worked? — lupincho, Oct 17, 2012 at 6:01
@lupincho - Modem mode doesn't exist. I just disabled Wifi on the Virgin Router, and pur both on the same Subnet (192.168.0.XXX) and it worked. — DaveShaw, Oct 17, 2012 at 20:14

DaveShaw · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-28 20:31:14Z

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What I did was:

Disable Wifi on the Virgin Router.
Set the Virgin Router's IP Address to 192.168.0.1.
Set the DD-WRT's IP Address to 192.168.0.1.
Both routers to 255.255.255.0 Subnet.
I also found after a few day's I had to enter Virgin's DNS Server Addresses into the DD-WRT to get DNS working again.

answered Oct 28, 2012 at 20:31

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Can you clarify what your settings are on both routers? Screenshots?
– Vincent Walker
May 8, 2020 at 11:54

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