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Re: Using 2 routers and IP Address
linuxgeek that's good to know you can get 4 routers connected! I take it you use the switch between ONT and routers? Did you turn on port bridge on your t3200m too? FYI, I haven't had an issue since plugging into t3200m with port bridge on. It was noticeable right away something was wrong previously when I moved it once and turn it on and won't connect, then 2nd time it disconnected it just stopped very suddenly. So far so good since plugging directly to t3200m.22KViews0likes6CommentsRe: Using 2 routers and IP Address
linuxgeek must've got lost with the posts above lol. It is 255.255.252.0 In regards to optik receiver, i haven't. It's more of router losing wan connection when i tried it with switch in between ONT and the 2 routers I'm using. But what I didn't do in this situation was set t3200m in port bridge. Could that have been an issue?22KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Using 2 routers and IP Address
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.22KViews0likes16CommentsRe: Using 2 routers and IP Address
linuxgeek What should I look for in the subnet ip address? I also just switch my setup to the one you mentioned. I see 2 separate IP Addresses on my actiontec and my own router. Would that be consider as 2 IP Addresses? Telus mention they only provide 1 for home users.22KViews0likes6CommentsRe: Telus ONT box + switch
NFtoBC I'll remember that next time about the ONT, I only did that as a precaution but i'll just reboot one of the routers and see next time. And agreed about the switch possibly being a culprit, I shall see with my new setup. I am using port bridging by plugging into the actiontec router's lan 1 into my own router's wan. You mentioned that you'll see a WAN from the T3200m, so would that be the same IP Address at the T3200m ? When I turned on port bridge that's when 2 separate IP Addresses are made, similar to when I had a switch in between ONT and the 2 routers.12KViews0likes2CommentsRe: Telus ONT box + switch
NFtoBC I want to keep actiontec for optik tv uses. Using my own router for better QoS and tracking for data usage etc. I am on fibre internet. When I port bridge or use a switch in between ONT and router, I have a different IP address as the actiontec which would constitute as a 2nd IP address right? I get a rare drop out where I have to restart both routers and ONT and my own router wouldn't be able to work as it says WAN is unplugged when it's not. I would think this comes down to an issue with the IP Address? Things are fine after I do a factory reset though.12KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Telus ONT box + switch
Would this method require having 2 IP Addresses so it can be assigned to the 2nd router? I think Telus only provides 1 for home users. I've been having weird disconnects where both routers (actiontec and my own) goes down and says WAN is unplugged, likely because it can't get a 2nd IP Address and I end up having to factory reset my own router to get it working again.12KViews0likes6Comments