Hi Marcus!
ml> 30 Jan 16 01:23, you wrote to Robert Wolfe:
RW>> Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem
RW>> (if you have that kind of modem).
DS> I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable
DS> modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
DS> would not work otherwise.
ml> please tell me/us that you are (ab)using that WRT54G
ml> as a switch instead of as a router... that's assuming
ml> (yeah yeah yeah) that it is behind the xfinity
ml> router...
ml> when there's a router on the perimeter, there's no
ml> need for any routers behind it unless there are
ml> multiple networks with different IP ranges on the
ml> inside...
ml> )\/(ark
Absolutely confirmed here. Cable Modem goes next to a SWITCH. From there that
goes line to line to other hard switches OR to OTHER ROUTERS. The WRT54G is
one of such behind the cable modem via switch that handles it all back and
forth to the cable IP provider.
Mike Luther as N117C
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