[SOLVED] DD-WRT Router (E4200) + Netgear DG834 Modem - ADSL Bridge Mode Setup
It looks like you are pretty close to what is needed.
So the answer to Question 1, is YES that mode is supported.
In Question 2, it depends !
When you say "Gateway: 192.168.1.1"
Do you mean that that is what you set on the PCs on your network ? (that is correct)
or
Do you mean that is what you have set the "gateway" to within your router settings ? (that is incorrect)
If the latter, your router should be getting it's gateway address automatically from the Plusnet servers when PPPoE establishes the connection.
Question 3, I doubt if a guide would help as you appear to be VERY close to having a working setup.
If I was stuck in this situation, I would -
First try changing the router gateway setting to auto, and see if that works.
Try halving the problem and see whether you have a modem or router problem.
Disconnect the router, and instead try using a PC to connect by PPPoE into your modem, to see whether you can get a working internet connection. If that doesn't work then you might need to go into the modem settings and check things like PPPoA,VCI,VPI, etc.
Otherwise if the PC+bridged modem works, then you know that your router settings are not right somewhere.
Another thing that come to mind, was when I converted my ADSL modem/router to act as a PPPoE to PPPoA bridge, like you are doing,
I had to change the encapsulation method from "VC-Multiplexing" to "LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING", for it to work.
Hope one of those suggestions gets you going !
So the answer to Question 1, is YES that mode is supported.
In Question 2, it depends !
When you say "Gateway: 192.168.1.1"
Do you mean that that is what you set on the PCs on your network ? (that is correct)
or
Do you mean that is what you have set the "gateway" to within your router settings ? (that is incorrect)
If the latter, your router should be getting it's gateway address automatically from the Plusnet servers when PPPoE establishes the connection.
Question 3, I doubt if a guide would help as you appear to be VERY close to having a working setup.
If I was stuck in this situation, I would -
First try changing the router gateway setting to auto, and see if that works.
Try halving the problem and see whether you have a modem or router problem.
Disconnect the router, and instead try using a PC to connect by PPPoE into your modem, to see whether you can get a working internet connection. If that doesn't work then you might need to go into the modem settings and check things like PPPoA,VCI,VPI, etc.
Otherwise if the PC+bridged modem works, then you know that your router settings are not right somewhere.
Another thing that come to mind, was when I converted my ADSL modem/router to act as a PPPoE to PPPoA bridge, like you are doing,
I had to change the encapsulation method from "VC-Multiplexing" to "LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING", for it to work.
Hope one of those suggestions gets you going !
I just spotted "Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0",
is that for the LAN address of the router ? - if so that is correct,
if it is the subnet for the WAN address, then that is wrong and most likely should be "255.255.255.255"
is that for the LAN address of the router ? - if so that is correct,
if it is the subnet for the WAN address, then that is wrong and most likely should be "255.255.255.255"
Good to know that you got it working !
I would definitely recommend setting up the router DNS for OpenDNS. !
If you have an OpenDNS account with custom settings for content filtering, anti-phishing, anti-malware, anti-proxy, and anti-URL spoofing, then use 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222.
If you don't have an OpenDNS account, then I would recommend 208.67.220.123 and 208.67.222.123, to give your network some protection from internet nasties in addition to being a fast and reliable DNS.
My other observation, would be that you might want to enable that setting for "Force Reconnect", because both BT and Plusnet do overnight maintenance on their networks which occasionally cause your PPPoE session to drop. I think that "Force Reconnect" will get the router to automatically re-establish your connection after a PPPoE drop, and keep your internet online. Without that set, you might discover that on some mornings that you have no connection, and then have to login to you router, and click on the <Connect> button to start a new session.
I have now done as suggested and put the OpenDNS server settings into the DD-WRT config:
Again to let people know where to put these in DD-WRT:
Under Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)
Static DNS 1: 208.67.220.123
Static DNS 2: 208.67.222.123
P.S. The force reconnect seems to be a setting to force a reconnect of the ADSL connection at the same time every day (rather than auto-reconnect). I believe DD-WRT standard behaviour is to 'keep-alive' the connection but I will report back if this appears not to be the case.
This set up is now working like a dream. Low pings and so far seems to be very stable with great range on the wireless too.
Now to start actually tidying up some of the cabling I have running everywhere haha.
Thanks again for the help,
Phil
Again to let people know where to put these in DD-WRT:
Under Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)
Static DNS 1: 208.67.220.123
Static DNS 2: 208.67.222.123
P.S. The force reconnect seems to be a setting to force a reconnect of the ADSL connection at the same time every day (rather than auto-reconnect). I believe DD-WRT standard behaviour is to 'keep-alive' the connection but I will report back if this appears not to be the case.
This set up is now working like a dream. Low pings and so far seems to be very stable with great range on the wireless too.
Now to start actually tidying up some of the cabling I have running everywhere haha.
Thanks again for the help,
Phil
@'Oldjim' - I have already briefly explained why the ".123" servers might be a good choice ! - perhaps you need to go and read about the various OpenDNS services
@'PhilUK' -
Hopefully other forum members will see your success in doing this, and will be inspired to dump their Plusnet supplied modem/routers, and discover what a joy it can be to have a decent modem coupled with a router that is up to the job - particularly when using custom firmware !
Do you have any plans to add a caching http proxy server (e.g. 'Squid') to your setup ? - I can highly recommend it, especially on ADSL !
@'PhilUK' -
Hopefully other forum members will see your success in doing this, and will be inspired to dump their Plusnet supplied modem/routers, and discover what a joy it can be to have a decent modem coupled with a router that is up to the job - particularly when using custom firmware !
Do you have any plans to add a caching http proxy server (e.g. 'Squid') to your setup ? - I can highly recommend it, especially on ADSL !
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@'PhilUK' -
Hopefully other forum members will see your success in doing this, and will be inspired to dump their Plusnet supplied modem/routers, and discover what a joy it can be to have a decent modem coupled with a router that is up to the job - particularly when using custom firmware !
Do you have any plans to add a caching http proxy server (e.g. 'Squid') to your setup ? - I can highly recommend it, especially on ADSL !
Here's hoping!
I have to say I'd never even heard of caching before but it looks interesting. Looks like some reading up may be needed!
Phil
Another project to consider is IPv6 !
Now you are running DD-WRT, you could use your router as an IPv6 tunnel endpoint, so that all the computers on your network have access to the wonderful world of IPv6.
Sign up for a free IPv6 tunnel broker account with Hurricane Electric, copy the tunnel settings into your router's IPv6 configuration, and your network will start using IPv6 (in preference to IPv4) where the websites you visit are IPv6 enabled.
Now you are running DD-WRT, you could use your router as an IPv6 tunnel endpoint, so that all the computers on your network have access to the wonderful world of IPv6.
Sign up for a free IPv6 tunnel broker account with Hurricane Electric, copy the tunnel settings into your router's IPv6 configuration, and your network will start using IPv6 (in preference to IPv4) where the websites you visit are IPv6 enabled.