Modem - Connection to Router

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-To connect your router to a modem, it is important to note that a modem is designed to provide dhcp addresses to devices that connect to it. It is a 'dhcp server'. A dd-wrt router in default configuration is also a 'dhcp server' However, a LAN network can only have ONE dhcp server. You need to shut off one of these DHCP servers, or create a subnetwork to separate the dhcp servers.+To connect your router to a modem, it is important to note that a modem is designed to provide you with a connection to the WAN. The modem is generally the link between your LAN and the ISP.
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 +The ISP could assign you a Static WAN IP or a Dynamic (DHCP) WAN IP address and configuring of your main router is dependent on the type of IP your ISP provides.
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 +For your LAN you will probably want a DHCP server and this is where your main Access Point Router comes into play. This is the host unit that supplies LAN addresses to the rest of your network and should be the only DHCP server on your base IP subnet. Remember there should only be one DHCP server per subnet
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 +If your modem does not have a router built in, you should be able to plug the modem cable into the wan port and have the router get a WAN IP address from the modem in the top right corner. If you do not get a WAN IP, turn off the modem for ten minutes, and unplug the router. Then plug in the modem, and then plug in the router. If you don't get a WAN IP, you might have to clone your former unit's mac address. Make sure the mac address for your router in the webgui matches the one on the label. Further information on this is at note 14 of the peacock announcement: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
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 +If your modem has a router built in, you would want to shut down the DHCP server on either the modem, or on your host router.
To shut of the dhcp server in the modem, you need to set the modem into a 'bridge mode'. This would be done following the instructions from your ISP, as each modem would be different. To shut of the dhcp server in the modem, you need to set the modem into a 'bridge mode'. This would be done following the instructions from your ISP, as each modem would be different.
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DSL Modem connection info needed. DSL Modem connection info needed.
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 +[http://www.techinfodepot.info/index.php/Westell_6100 Westell 6100]<br>
 +[http://www.techinfodepot.info/index.php/Zoom_5551A Zoom 5551A]<br>
 +[http://www.techinfodepot.info/index.php/Zoom_5551A Zoom 5651]<br>
==Cable Modems== ==Cable Modems==
Cable Modem info needed Cable Modem info needed
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To connect your router to a modem, it is important to note that a modem is designed to provide you with a connection to the WAN. The modem is generally the link between your LAN and the ISP.

The ISP could assign you a Static WAN IP or a Dynamic (DHCP) WAN IP address and configuring of your main router is dependent on the type of IP your ISP provides.

For your LAN you will probably want a DHCP server and this is where your main Access Point Router comes into play. This is the host unit that supplies LAN addresses to the rest of your network and should be the only DHCP server on your base IP subnet. Remember there should only be one DHCP server per subnet

If your modem does not have a router built in, you should be able to plug the modem cable into the wan port and have the router get a WAN IP address from the modem in the top right corner. If you do not get a WAN IP, turn off the modem for ten minutes, and unplug the router. Then plug in the modem, and then plug in the router. If you don't get a WAN IP, you might have to clone your former unit's mac address. Make sure the mac address for your router in the webgui matches the one on the label. Further information on this is at note 14 of the peacock announcement: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486

If your modem has a router built in, you would want to shut down the DHCP server on either the modem, or on your host router.

To shut of the dhcp server in the modem, you need to set the modem into a 'bridge mode'. This would be done following the instructions from your ISP, as each modem would be different.

To shut off the dhcp server in your dd-wrt, disable dhcp server in the basic settings page.

[edit] DSL Modems

DSL Modem connection info needed.

Westell 6100
Zoom 5551A
Zoom 5651

[edit] Cable Modems

Cable Modem info needed