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Hi Eric,
I've got a very simple setup very similar to what you're looking for. What I have can be boiled down to this: Westell 2200 running normally by all defaults; serving DHCP (192.168.1.x) Connected to the WAN port of another router (D-Link DI-614+) having several wired ports and wireless. The D-Link WAN port grabs a DHCP address from the Westell, but the D-Link router serves out it's own DHCP addresses as well (192.168.2.x). All traffic passes through the D-Link, through the WAN port, and on to the Westell.
By memory, the only configuration I changed was on the Dlink where I made it serve 192.168.*2*.x, the default was 192.168.1.x; everything else defaults to sane configurations. I believe I first configured the Westell by plugging the computer directly in to it, but this shouldn't matter and I don't think Verizon cares about matching your MAC address, so that removes a step or two and makes things easier.
This is a simplification of my install, so I hope I didn't miss anything. If you have further questions I'll do what I can to help...
A neighbor asked me to help her set up a two-computer network in her home. I agreed even though I'm not a networking wizard.
The network she wants is this:
Verizon ______ Westell _________ DLink - -))) (((--laptop DSL 2200 634 | | computer
Verizon will only assist her in setting up the westell to use PPPoE while connected to her computer... NOT the DLink box. DLink wont't help her in getting the box talking to the westell because it's not in "Bridged mode". I looked up bridged on Wikipedia and have I have a "bit" of understanding about how that should work.
For those of you with some network expertise does this make sense:
1. Since the Westell is now talking to Verizon just fine the DSL settings are okay. I should now disable the DHCP server in the westell box and change the settings on the VC page to be bridged. 2. The DLink router should be connected to the westell by it's WAN connector and then "clone" the MAC address of the Westell box. (At this point the DLink box will have an external IP that is from Verizon?) 3. The DLink router should be set to handle the DHCP for the one ethernet connected computer and for the wireless computer.
Thanks in advance.
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