Bit Of Help - Cable Router Thingy
24 June 2003, 11:48 AM
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Boss has bought his-self a D-Link Wireless Router for ADSL/Cable for his 2nd machine. Idea is to replace existing cable modem & allow both machines to access in the internet.
I've the job of connecting it to the world...
He's with Telewest in Bristol & that works on the MAC addy I understand, but they don't support networks on the end of their lines so what/how do I do it?
I'm guessing that I've got to get the MAC addy & let TeleWest know the new one? Is it that simple? Then play with the settings (DHCP etc) on the router?
Advice etc please!
Thanks
I've the job of connecting it to the world...
He's with Telewest in Bristol & that works on the MAC addy I understand, but they don't support networks on the end of their lines so what/how do I do it?
I'm guessing that I've got to get the MAC addy & let TeleWest know the new one? Is it that simple? Then play with the settings (DHCP etc) on the router?
Advice etc please!
Thanks
24 June 2003, 11:53 AM
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My Netgear Cable Router allows you to ghost a MAC address on the port that the ISP is connected to (eg your old mac address it was originally connected to), then you can just set your network up as normal on the other ports - dunno if the D-Link has that facility though - I would have thought so............
24 June 2003, 11:55 AM
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I use the Linksys Wireless Router on my cable connection here, and it doesn't replace the cable modem.
You plug the ethernet cable of the CM into the WAN port of the router. I have registered the MAC of my router with BY. The router then deals with everything for me assigning IP addresses to DHCP clients, port forwarding to machines on the network etc...
You plug the ethernet cable of the CM into the WAN port of the router. I have registered the MAC of my router with BY. The router then deals with everything for me assigning IP addresses to DHCP clients, port forwarding to machines on the network etc...
24 June 2003, 12:50 PM
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Cable modem stays where it is, CAT5 cable from here to WAN port on router, then connect PCs to LAN ports.
Most, if not all cable modems allow two MAC addresses. If not, you can either set the router to clone the MAC address of the LAN card the CM was originaly connected to, or if this is not available on the router, you should be able to clear the CM memory by unplugging the CM from power and network for 4-6 hours.
Most, if not all cable modems allow two MAC addresses. If not, you can either set the router to clone the MAC address of the LAN card the CM was originaly connected to, or if this is not available on the router, you should be able to clear the CM memory by unplugging the CM from power and network for 4-6 hours.
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