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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to access DD-WRT web interface when in bridge mode

My Internet comes from a single port router my ISP installs (ISP.ca). Network setup: ISP->Router->DD-WRT router->Computer The DD-WRT router does my wireless as well, so it is necessary. To get it ...
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My Own WiFi Router + DHCP Server on a Public Wifi

I live in the dorms of my University, that has a public WiFi for each building. I have several computers in my apt (+ a RPI, a Chromecast Audio, and a WiFi printer) which I want to connect to my own ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Some tech queries about router in Bridge mode [closed]

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Double Router setup does not help hiding the computers behind it from each other

I have the following situation: Router 1 Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3 Router 2 Computer 4 Computer 4 should not be accessible or visible to the other Computer X. But Computer 4 needs ...
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How I can connect a bridge but use the wifi of the router?

I'm not very familiar with networks, but I'm curious if this can be possible... Let me explain the context of the network: The hardware that I have is the modem-router of the ISP (IMR), and a TP-...
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DNs not editable after setting parent router in bridge mode

After I enabled bridged mode on the provider router the dns of my router is not editable, why is that? Internet Provider Router (Bridge mode enabled = true) -> My Router The setup of my router ...
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Adding router to existing wireless network to separate networks

I just moved into an apartment complex which offers free wireless internet for all tenants. They use Meraki wireless devices and to my surprise the internet access has been very stable in the short ...
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SSH connection between Ubuntu Server VM

I'm trying to make SSH connection from my Windows 10 host to the Ubuntu Server VM. At the beginning I built the VM from scratch on VMware and chose the Bridged Adapter configuration. It gave me IP of ...
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Networking with two ASK-NCQ1338FA (Verizon 5G Gateway) and a TP-Link ER605 (as load balancer)

The Setup: I have two ASK-NCQ1338FA (Verizon Gateway Routers), a TP-Link ER605 (Only want use as a Load Balancer), and then a Netgear RAXE450 router. All the parts work fine, but a little weird. When ...
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Second wireless router as access point

I'm aware there are a few questions on this topic but none of the solutions seems to work for me. I have a Primary Router (PR) at one end of my house and want to set up an old wireless router (...
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How can I make a modem and router automatically give me the best signal as I walk around

Sorry if the title is unclear. Let me explain the problem. The is a diagram of how my home is set up: My home (Diagram) The light red bubble is the Modem's signal boundary. The light blue bubble is ...
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Is it beneficial to use the same SSID & password for my router acting as an access point?

I have my main router downstairs, and have an ethernet cable running from my main router to my upstairs router which is acting as a bridge/accesspoint. Should I configure my access point router to ...
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linux transparent proxy not working

I am trying to get apache trafficserver working in transparent proxy mode i.e in inline Linux bridge mode. They have documentation on how to do this. I've configured my Linux system as per their ...
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Cloning my Asus RT-N66R Wireless to a Cisco Aironet 1130AG

I want to use the Cisco Aironet as a network bridge and use it to just boost the original network. I ended up having to just disable my Asus radio and start an entirely new network on the Cisco. Is ...
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Impact of enabling bridged mode on upstream router

My ISP (Comcast xFinity) supplies a WiFi enabled router that has very limited functionality. I have an Asus RT-AC68U connected to this router which handles my WiFi. There are no other real clients ...
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Connect to openwrt through router

I have a raspberry pi on which I have a working openwrt installation and i can connect to it either directly via Ethernet or through my Netgear router which is further connected to my desktop through ...
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Openwrt in bridge mode - ebtables kernel error

I have a setup at home as follow: DHCP clients -----> (wifi)(bridge) Openwrt -----> (eth)Main Router The device I'm using is TPlink MR3020 with Barrier Breaker and I tried to set up ...
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How to bridge Wi-Fi Reciver and ADSL Modem so that I even can share the net connection with the WiFI device and second router?

I have an ADSL modem which has an active internet connection. Then I have Wi-Fi Receiver/Emitter and another ADSL Modem. A: 1st ADSL Modem with active internet connection B: Wifi Modem[Receiving ...
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Will my Verizon FiOS router be a bottleneck if used just as a bridge?

My family has an Actiontec MI424WR-Rev. D router given to us by Verizon when we upgraded to FiOS back in 2008. As can be expected from period technology, its top speed (on a good day) is a whopping 54 ...
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Bridging networks issue

The architecture is: [ Router 1 ] [ Router 2 ] [ Router 3 ] [ aDSL Router ]---UtpCable---[wireless router]---UtpCable---[wireless router] [192.168.1.254] ...
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Would like to manage a DSL and Satellite Internet Connection

My parents live in the country and have very poor and unreliable DSL (Frontier) service. They are considering getting Satellite Internet (HughesNet or Exceed). Because the Satellite has monthly ...
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sharing Internet connection with 2 nic

OK I may not have done all the research but I see by virtualrouting.codeplex.com that it is possible... I am running into an issue. I have currently broadband access connecting to the wan port of my ...
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Multiple Access Points - Same SSID (Complicated Setup)

My current network utilizes WPA2-Enterprise as its authentication method. I am trying to extend my network further, but most wireless routers that I have found don't support repeating a WPA2-...
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How to wirelessly connect TP-LINK TL-WA701ND with a THOMSON TG585v7 router from the ISP?

How can I wirelessly connect a TP-LINK TL-WA701ND with a THOMSON router from my ISP? The THOMSON is connected to Internet and I want to connect to it TP-LINK. I tried do that using WDS on Thomson and ...
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Speeding up Connection Between Computer and Wireless/Bridged Router

I looked through other questions, but didn't find useful responses. Our main computer has a dl speed of 6 Mbps, but some of our other computers are getting only 40-200 Kb! The router is wireless, ...
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Connect/bridge two networks?

👋🏼 Summary I have two networks, that I wan't to connect to each other, so I can connect from one machine on one network to another machine on another network. How things are At my office, I have a ...
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Bridge mode understanding

If I put a router in bridge mode, my understanding is that the dhcp function in that router is disabled and the IP address that we receive is actually being assigned by the main router. My question ...
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SmartTV connected to a Client Bridge mode Router is invisible to the network

I have a Samsung SmartTV (UE40D5700) and I want to connect it to the internet. Since it has no built-in WiFi, the only commercial option Samsung gives is to buy their own wifi bundle (70$) (no other ...
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How to call something between a bridge and a router?

A proper router: Different IP subnetworks each sides; Sends packets from single MAC address; Does not require promiscuous mode; Broadcasts are not usually propogated; Maintains table of IP-MAC ...
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What to do with a bricked router?

I bought an used router from a friend, it seem bricked, is there something I could do to make it work ??? I'm using Archlinux, network-manager don't seem to connect to it ... Linksys WRT300N (Cisco) ...
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ISP router + TP-Link access point

I have a TP-Link WR841N router that I would like to setup as an access point and also to connect my Desktop station to it. The connection speed that I have when I connect desktop directly to the wire ...
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Bridging a router

I work from home and my company is insisting that I bridge my comcast dual band router to improve performance. Comcast tells me I will lose my wifi if I do this. I understand that the bridged network ...
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Wifi extension using router in bridge mode - still need to reconnect

Since my Verizon Fios router is at one end of my house, so the wifi signal is weak on the other side of the house, I decided to take my old Linksys E3200 router and hook it up in bridge mode. I ...
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Can Humax HG100R-L2 router's ethernet port be used for a bridge?

I am trying to set up a bridge network from router 1 to router 2 to expand my home wifi. Both routers are the Humax HG100R-L2 router which has two Gigabit Ethernet(RJ45) ports. A photo of the ports ...
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SSID on the repeater bridge router

I have a Linksys WRT400N dual band router and I want to use it as a repeater bridge for my main AT&T router. Now I kind of get it working with dd-wrt firmware. I use the latest v24 sp2 firmware ...
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How to set up a PPPoE connection on a router which connects to the Internet through another router

My ISP has given me a router on which I don't have permission to set up the configuration (well, the important part at least. It's in bridge mode, ISP says). To connect to the Internet, I have to ...
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