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Jamess
Friendly Neighbour
7 years ago
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Modem to Router Connection

Hey everyone,

 

I currently have this setup:

 

Ethernet cable from Modem, in LAN 1, connected to my wireless Router WAN. 

 

However, I noticed that the modem also have WAN slot as well, so should I have it connected to that instead?

Example: Modem WAN, connected via Ethernet cable, to Router WAN.

 

Or should I keep it connected to Modem LAN 1 and Router WAN?

Also, I'm unable to connect to 192.168.1.254

 

Please let me know!
Thanks. 

  • Nighthawk's avatar
    Nighthawk
    7 years ago

    Modem LAN 1 and Router WAN is correct. Make sure your router is not sharing the same 192.168.1.x subnet. I had mine set to 192.168.10.x and I could still access 192.168.1.254 fine after that.

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  • Nighthawk's avatar
    Nighthawk
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    7 years ago

    Modem LAN 1 and Router WAN is correct. Make sure your router is not sharing the same 192.168.1.x subnet. I had mine set to 192.168.10.x and I could still access 192.168.1.254 fine after that.

    • Jamess's avatar
      Jamess
      Friendly Neighbour
      7 years ago

      Thanks! That was helpful

       

      If I changed my Router IP address to 192.168.0.xx but I still can't access 192.168.1.254

      • xray's avatar
        xray
        Hero
        7 years ago
        Go to your Router page and look for the Internet (WAN) IP address it was assigned. Is it 192.168.1.xx or is it some other subnet?
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