Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 22:31 Post subject: VDSL2 Modem in Bridge Mode - Access GUI
I have a WRT 1900AC that connects to my ISP via PPPoE through a NetGear DM200 VDSL2 Modem/Router that is set in "Bridge Mode" (no routing).
The DM200 is just the VDSL2 connection and the WRT1900AC handles the login, routing, WIFI, and WAN IP etc..
The DM200 keeps the default static IP of 192.168.5.1 in Bridge Mode with no DHCP or other routing functions and if I plug in the Ethernet cable from my PC directly, set a static IP for it of 192.168.5.2, then I can access the DM200 GUI for checking VDSL2 connection status.
There is only one LAN port on the DM200 (and a DSL RJ11 port) and the LAN Port is normally connected to WAN port of the WRT1900AC during normal operation.
My local LAN (WRT1900AC) is set at 192.168.1.1 and I cannot seem to find static routing or other setups that allow me to access the DM200 Modem 192.168.5.1 from my PC through the WRT1900 Router to the DM200 on the WAN side of the WRT1900AC.
Can anyone suggest a setup that will allow me to check the DM200 Modem GUI without having to unplug WRT1900AC from it and directly connect PC and set static IP on PC?
I think Static Routing will do it but I cannot seem to get a setup that will work.
I am running Kong's DD-WRT v3.0-r30840M kongmv (11/03/16)
WRT1900AC Router in PPPoE Mode as a Gateway - 192.168.1.1
DM200 as a VDSL2 Modem in Bridge Mode - 192.168.5.1
I tried it as you wrote it and then I changed it to 5.1 vice 5.2 since the DM200 is 192.168.5.1.
It did not work as planned but it did redirect me to the WRT1900AC GUI start page on the second try. I need to get to the DM200 GUI start page with 192.168.5.1
The DM200 has no routing NAT or routing functions active, it is just a bridge.
What an I doing wrong and how would I check if the commands are set?
eibgrad wrote:
You need to bind the 192.168.5.x network to the WAN, then NAT that network over the WAN for clients of the 192.168.1.x network.
I then ran IFCONFIG and noticed that the WAN port MAC was assigned to "eth1" (vice vlan2). I then ran the commands with eth1 and it worked! I can access the VDSL2 Modem directly through the WRT1900AC without unplugging and plugging in Ethernet cables.
One more question: Do I have to consider any additional security measures after I made the above changes to the WRT1900AC settings for the config and firewall?
Thank you all, this was very helpful. Using the second variation worked in my case. I have a set of Ubiquity radios providing a point to point link on the WAN side of the router connecting to the ISP router/modem. Having he modem end of my WAN almost 1.5 miles away makes this a real timesaver! At present there are 3 IP addresses that I need access to and this does it!
For the record, The second variation worked for me (my WAN subnet is 192.1.2.0/24).