Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 15:24 Post subject: How to static routes - help needed.
I have a Modem (192.168.1.1) and an Asus router (192.168.2.1)
All I need to do for the love of god is to have them both connected, able to connect to each others, able to browse the internet from both router/modem
The thing is, I have a static IP of 196.28.x.28 that I need to configure on the Asus router.
Can someone please mind my ignorance and help me with a guide/tutorial—step by step how to achieve this?
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 16:30 Post subject:
Ive taken the liberty of changing your topic title to something informative (other than I need help Im going nuts), this isn't a mental health help community, we are all already quite insane thx.
Will also move your topic to the advanced networking sub-forum.
In the meanwhile.
Static routes is what you are looking for for instance
But I think there's a easier way to handle this, assuming you can configure your modem into bridge mode or to act just as a modem and not a DHCP server, then you plug the modem into the routers WAN port and should all just work when router is set to Gateway and Automatic DHCP.
Your modem doesn't need to be a DHCP server with a LAN subnet, the only job it needs to do is to provide your router a WAN IP, nothing else.
I have no idea what your topology looks like or what cable from modem is connected to your router.
A screenshot of your routers Setup/Basic setup tab would help.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 17:56 Post subject:
The only thing complex here is not having the entire picture with screenshots and amplifying text. Is the VDSL modem in bridge mode? Is the normal VDSL modem WAN IP 196.28.x.28? Is the WAN of the VDSL modem PPPoE? We can't offer a quick answer or solution without all the details given. Please give us ALL applicable details to the topology and configuration, thanks.
EDIT: Does this still apply to your current ISP/Modem?
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 18:35 Post subject:
In addition to whats been said and information/screenshots asked for still not provided, I dont believe this is complex, it will be complex if you cannot change modem settings or you arent connecting things properly.
And I already asked for but what version dd-wrt are you running.
The faster you help us help you better, the faster we can try and get your issues sorted in the best simplest way possible. In order to know where to start we need more information.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 18:53 Post subject: I apologize..
Please forgive me for not providing all what's needed, i'll do my best to give you all the info:
Please find all my settings on both modem & router...
With the current setup, the internet is working, and DHCP provides IPs from the the correct router (192.168.2.1) - however:
1. Some websites don't open reporting DNS issues, if i change the DNS to 8.8.8.8 on the device itself, all works, really not sure where is the problem here.
2. The correct setting should be on the Setup/Basic page I should set the WAN IP to be 196.28.x.28
The ISP gave me only 1 dedicated/static IP, and should be configured on a device (even a router) with the following settings:
196.219.x.28 <- REAL CORRECT WAN IP
255.255.255.0
196.219.98.1 <- Gateway
163.121.128.134 <- DNS 1
163.121.128.135 <- DNS 2
Currently the WAN IP is something totally different, (regardless of the VPN that is currently on, but its NOT 196.219.x.28 - im really unsure how is that? - maybe its using the modems IP since i'm using Automatic Configuration.
On Asus Merlin, I used to set it as a Static IP, and input the above mention data and it works correctly with the IP: 196.219.x.28
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2022 19:41 Post subject:
Your ISP router seems performing ono-to-one NAT to give you your own router a public IP.
You have already got all the information (255.255.255.0 = /24)
On DDWRT setup page choose Static IP and fill in the details.
Before you do that reset your own router to defaults and after setting username and password change the local IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1
Do *not* change anything else like gateway, local DNS etc
Save and Apply and after that fill in your details under Static IP
196.219.x.28 <- REAL CORRECT WAN IP
255.255.255.0 = /24
196.219.98.1 <- Gateway
Maybe this post with screenshots may help you make some adjustments that will yield better results, even though the OP was adamant that I couldn't help him <eyeroll>
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Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:39 Post subject:
I think its a terrible idea, to have this ISP router handle anything security wise. Looking at the Firewall screenshots, everything is disabled. Just insane.
Im not a tin foil hat kinda guy, but I wouldnt trust any equipment that's running unknown firmware, assuming the ISP device is Linux based this would be already on EOL kernels/libraries and other components.
Then the ISP router shows everything and their mothers to the ISP, they will know everything that's going on on the network and they dont even need your device credentials.
It seems that the ISP router is configurable enough and I would just set it up as a modem if at all possible so that its only function is to provide a WAN connection to the DD-WRT router and nothing else. Everything else I would ask the DD-WRT router to provide.
