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Using 2 routers and IP Address
I am posting this wondering how anyone who puts a switch between their ONT and routers manage to get around the issue of only having 1 IP Address? I have internet 150/150 and there's only 1 IP Address provided and I want to use my own router while keeping the Actiontec router for optik tv.
I've notice my router goes down here and there because of the lack of 2 ip addresses I believe but it works for a few days before it goes down. So i'm wondering how some of you get around this.
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I don't know if it's different with fibre (I only have DSL), but Telus allotted two IPs per line since they started.
I have an Actiontec gateway, with my own router connected in Bridge Mode, and both devices have their own external IP.Good afternoon…
I’m following this discussion with great interest. I as well would like to enable a second public IP on my system. Utilizing the T3200M modem/Router in Bridged mode, are we not able to utilize the second LAN port to issue a second public IP address?
I was able to utilize the second LAN port on my Shaw modem to facilitate this ability when the modem was in bridged mode…
DrPacman My issue is actually wondering if my own router as a 2nd IP is fine. Apparently telus told me they only issue 1 IP which would be connected to my Actiontec right now. So when I bridge the connection with my own router, my own router would then be the 2nd IP.
I had a few issues where I would disconnect and had to reset both routers to get a wan connection again, but my own router would have issues after reset while actiontec router would be fine, so I'm not sure if it is because it has trouble getting a 2nd IP address. Or if it was just my setup before with the switch in between.
Using other LAN ports besides LAN 1 on the t3200m I hear wouldn't work on a port bridge as Telus only allowed LAN 1 to work from my understanding.
Do it this way:
If you are using ONT modem:
From the ONT you need to a have network switch, at least 5 port network switch the smallest that you can buy. Connect the switch to the ONT modem port 5 of the switch. Then you can connect your 2 routers to any of the remaining 4 ports. This of course if the sub-net of the ip address that TELUS assigned to your modem is at least 255.255.255.252, means that this sub-net is allowing you to use 2 use-able ip addresses. To tell you frankly, don't rely on what the technical support from TELUS tells you right away since most of the them are level 1 support and doesn't know everything about TELUS infrastructure. stinger, yes the ip address of the second router should be fine for as long as the sub-net is at least 255.255.255.252.
Can you check the subnet of the ip address that telus gave you? Another thing you can do, if you are not concern about having two separate public ip address, you can use your own router by connecting it to the router that telus provided to you.
The sub-net mask look like this 255.255.XXX.XXX, you can check it in the router where the WAN ip address is, or if it is not called WAN in the router it is called "internet". Check it from there and post it here.
