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April 14th, 2004 23:00
Powerconnect 2016 passing modem IPs through
I have a speedstream 5200 DSL modem that is handing out IP addresses directly to each computer on the network. Between the modem and the computers is a Dell Powerconnect 2016. Consequently, I can only get three computers to hook up to the internet since my ISP only allows three leases. I am also having problems with packet loss on the network and have to force an IP on other computers.
Maybe I'm not looking hard enough, but I can't find a seperate WAN port on this router to plug the modem into. Maybe it doesn't have one, should that matter?
Is this a problem with the router or the modem not picking up the hardware address of the router?
Maybe I'm not looking hard enough, but I can't find a seperate WAN port on this router to plug the modem into. Maybe it doesn't have one, should that matter?
Is this a problem with the router or the modem not picking up the hardware address of the router?
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GregG1
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April 15th, 2004 11:00
Looking at the documentation, the Speedstream 5200 does not appear to have any router functions. It looks like it is simply a DSL modem. The PowerConnect 2016 is simply a Layer 2 switch. It has no routing or NAT (Network Address Translation) functions. The 2016 is not capable of creating a private network and hiding your private network from you ISP.
To share your internet connection, you would need a cable/DSL router. The 2016 would then be uplinked to the router and would provide more connections than the typical 4-port or 8-port switch built into the router.
ncognito
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April 15th, 2004 18:00
That was indeed the problem. I hooked up a 4 port router between the modem and the switch and voila, everything works great now. Thanks for the help.