On Thu, 9 May 2019 at 07:21, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 05/07/19 20:17, Tony Su wrote:
> I've posted several times over the past 8 months or so about the
> equipment I've been using on Cox and Spectrum, I don't even have to
> tell the ISP what equipment I'm using... I just tell them I'm using my
> own equipment on the Service Order, then hook up my own equipment. As
> long as the equipment id compatible with their system, everything
> happens more or less automaticatlly… The equipment is discovered,
> recogniziaed, identified and then authorized firmware updates are
> installed automatically (by the ISP). If all goes well, somewhere
> between 20 t0 90 minutes after initial hookup, the system should be
> working.
>
> You need to identify your equipment if you want help with your
> different options. Nowadays, I think most SOHO residential gateways
> come with web-based Administration. You may need to use a wired
> connection instead of a wireless.
.
Everything I have read says Viasat's equipment must be used. Twenty
years ago I might have experimented anyway but that's not something I
can do now. The main difference I see is that their combination modem
and router [Viasat RG1100] provides power to operate the radio equipment
at the antenna, power over coax, 48 vdc I think it said. It also
contains a voip adapter for the telephone, before this "system upgrade"
two months ago that was separate.
Until that time, for thirteen years, all I needed was their modem and
the rest I provided. I will attach a sketch of what I have to work with
now. I did determine that their router/modem could be put into a bridged
mode but I could not get an internet connection with it and after a
visit from their "technician" it was decided I could not use that mode?
Presently it appears that the best solution is to NAT the WAN data to my
router. I was experimenting with that approach yesterday, but I am still
uncertain about the DD-WRT router configuration, still trying to come up
with the right questions to ask for help here. The
viasat equipment provides wifi that others have been using with poor
results on their iPhones, etc, I am using one of the wired ethernet
ports leaving a second port for connection to a separate router.
I want to turn down their wifi signal and use only my wifi router which
will still leave their phone adapter functioning. I hope that explains
things well enough to be understood. What I need most now is a good
instruction for setting up the NAT stuff with my LAN ip changed to
192.168.0.xx which I think will make it easier for me to follow.
Any further suggestions appreciated,
It appears you want to use your router as a wireless access point
In the figure on the above page, modem and router are the Viasat box and
you want to use your old router as the AP. DD-WRT supports this, but
it is unusual in consumer routers. You can find lots of material for the
college dorm room use case, e.g.: 5 tips for setting up your dorm room wireless router
Bob
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