On 6/19/07, John Abreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My DSL modem has a static internal IP address, and transparently > handles the external dynamic address.
If it's Verizon DSL (and likely some other brands, too), you can change this, if you prefer. For example, if you'd prefer to get the public IP address on your own equipment, where you presumably have more control. You see, Verizon sets their DSL modems to be NAT routers when they give them to you, but you can switch them back into bridge mode, and use PPPoE on your own equipment. You'll need to know your Verizon username and password. The username will be in the form of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". Open up the management UI of the DSL modem in a web browser. This will be the default gateway address it's built-in DHCP server is handing out -- it will be http://192.168.1.1 from what I've seen. Go in to configuration, and look for something about "VC" or "bridge" configuration. There may be multiple VCs (virtual circuits) listed; pick the first one. Change it from "PPPoE" to "Bridge". Save changes. The DSL modem may prompt you for a password. When I did this, Verizon hadn't set it, so you can try looking up the default admin password for the brand and model of modem you have. I've also seen reports of the password being set to your Verizon password. YMMV. If all fails, look up the instructions on resetting your modem to it's factory defaults (typically a pin switch). Once this is done, your Internet feed will go dead until you configure your own equipment for PPPoE. With a LinkSys NAT box, config is right on the first page of their web UI. For Linux, the rp-pppoe is the PPPoE implementation of choice. 'doze XP and newer have PPPoE built-in. -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
