Netgear WPNt834 240MBS Router

[warren_uk]

Hi guys, welcome to the dilema of my life, I have now switched over to BE broadband, the worst mistake in my life. They supplied me with the BE BOX which as most of you know is a Speedtouch modem router. The way BE works is strange in that you dont have any username or passord to connect to their service.

I currently have the above wireless router, which has a connection on it whereby you run a rj45 cable from the BE Box's Lan port to the router's internet port. It dectects what internet connection you have on the modem and shares it wirelessly to your network. The nice thing about this router is that it is a mimo router and the reception is really good, the problem is that I cant configure it (nore my old 834gt netgear modem/router) to connect to the internet. As soon as I select the option of no username and password, I dont get an internet connection. Does anyone know how to setup a router for a BE Broadband connection? I am pulling my hair out and am ready to cable the whole house instead. Your feedback will be GGGGRRRREEEAAATTTLLLYYY appreciated.

BTW: this is there reply to my question (which I have done)

"We apologise for the delay. We cannot provide support for your Netgear modem. We provide support only for our modem. If you want the configuartion details to connect to our service then, they are as follows:
vpi=0
vci=101
Multiplexing = LLC Based

WAN Interface works as a DHCP client and there is no authentication required in the modem i.e. no username and password to authenticate

DHCP server is present for the Local area side only

This is the only information required to bring the broadband line up on any modems."


Warren :thumb:

[thepieman]

If your BE modem is also a router then there is no need for your Netgear to act as a router but should be as a gateway. If your Broadband Modem/Router is handling the DHCP you can also shut the DHCP off on the Netgear. Make sure the BE Modem is not using the same ip as your netgear router. IE Your BE Cable modem is using 192.168.1.1 to access the menuing system and your netgear is also using 192.168.1.1 set your Netgear to use 192.168.2.1 if this is the case through the menu (Must disconnect from BE Router to do this and connect to Lan port on Netgear)


Pie

[YeOldeStonecat]

If the ISP supplied you with a gateway device that acts as a combo modem/router...doing NAT, then you don't want to add another router...if you wish to bring wireless to your network...you wanted to add a wireless access point instead of another wireless router.

However, you can jerry rig a wireless router and basically utilize it in a way that you're only using the wireless access point component....you're really just using the wireless switch component of it, not the router/gateway feature at all.

As Pie mentioned above, you don't want IP conflicts, however I'd make your wireless router in the same IP range as your main gateway router. If your main Speedtouch gateway is 192.168.1.1...then make your Netgear 192.168.1.2 or 192.168.1.253...something like that. You want it in the same IP range so you can manage it easily.

Now...disable DHCP on your Netgear once you applied the changes....then...uplink one of the LAN ports on your Netgear...to the LAN port of your Speedtouch. Your Netgear may have auto-direction ports...or you may need to use an uplink port on your Netgear. Or if it doens't have one..a crossover cable. You will not use the WAN port of your Netgear at all...only the LAN port of it. The DHCP from your Speedtouch will pass into the LAN port of the Netgear...and be handled with the wireless....so in this fashion, you're using it pretty much just as an access point. Also...if your firmware supports it (some brands do, some don't)...they can be flipped from wireless router mode, to access point mode. You'll still connect them the same way.