Ben and all, Thanks for the feedback, but as I stated in my previous message, I neglected to mention I cannot put the SMC cable modem in bridge mode. THat would have been my preferred method for sure. You got the idea though, but seems that what I want to do would cost me more money. :) One thing is for sure, I either find a solution, change everything around, or live with it. :) THanks for the info, that helped me confirm I at least explained it correctly.
On Jul 10, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > Scott, > > If I've understood you correctly, the comcast device is doing dhcp for > all of the computers on the network, but the computers are actually > connecting through the airport; you're wanting to make the comcast box > act just as a modem and nothing else because of the airports ip > reservation features? You're also having problems with the 2 nats and > setting up vpn? > I *think* the first problem would be quite easy to sort out. I'd start > by turning dhcp off on the comcast box and just make the airport do it > for the comcast box and all the other devices on the network; this > should give you back the control that you don't have on the comcast > box. > As far as port forwarding through 2 nats, can both the comcast and > airport do port forwarding? If so, assuming that every ip is static, > have you tried forwarding the ports on the airport and then forwarding > the ports on the comcast box so that when someone connects from the > outside on the desired port, the chain would look like: > some outside computer > the internet > your isp > comcast set to port > forward to the airport > airport set to port forward to the machine? > > Probably completely miss understood you, but hth. > > On 10/07/2011, Geoff Shang <ge...@quitelikely.com> wrote: >> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> Here is the situation. I recently switched to Comcast business class. I >>> was provided with a SMC Network cable modem. THis box is actually a >>> switch consisting of four ports. Currently I have my AirPort router >>> plugged into the SMC and thus I have a double nat situation. THe SMC is >>> configured to handout DHCP addresses, which is how my AirPort gets its >>> address, but I also am handing out addresses using DHCP to the devices >>> on my private network. I actually am using DHCP reservations and for a >>> specific reason. >> >> The best thing to do if you can is bridge the SMC and let the airport deal >> with everything. Now, I don't know anything about airport routers, so I >> don't know if they know anything about PPPoE/PPPoA, etc. So I don't know >> if this would work. But it's the optimal solution for this situation. >> >> Usually, the best way to connect two routers together is to use LAN ports >> on both of them. But this works better when it's the one which talks to >> the world which should control everything. I recently set this up - I >> connected two 4-port routers together which got me two more ports. >> >> Geoff. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
