Thread: Fixing of DSL with a router

Its been a very long time while I had to deal with dsl. And after then only I had one PC which is been connected to the modem via the Ethernet. If you are planning to add a router to it then merely set the router to DHCP for the routers public IP, and DNS settings? And then they are been provided by the ISP's device? Then the router can also problem up with your private IP's for getting connected with the Pc’s via its own DHCP right?

Or is there anything else I’m escaping from?

If your DSL modem is a combo modem/router, then this tip will definitely give you some guidance. Try connecting the two routers in a network together.

Note: The "primary" router which can also be an actual router, a software access like Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing, or a server connection which has the ability to provide more than one IP address by making use of DHCP server potential. If no changes are been made to the primary "router" configuration then configure the IP address of the secondary router(s) which is also be in the same subnet as the primary router, but it is out of the range of the DHCP server and also in the primary router. For example the DHCP server addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100, I also assigned the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's IP address, 192.168.0.253 for another router.

Note: Do this first, as you do it while rebooting the computer for getting it connect to the router again for the lasting changes made to it. Try to disable the DHCP server in the secondary router. Also setup the wireless part by now in the way which you might require it as the primary router, channels, encryption, etc. Connect it from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports to the secondary router in order to start working on it. If there is no uplink port in the router and then routers has an auto-sensing port for making a use of a cross-over cable for it. Leave the WAN port which is unconnected! This system of bypassing the routing function (NAT layer) and configures the router which is as the switch or the wireless access point for wireless routers.

Maybe because there might be some ISPs record for the MAC address of the first device as well as will not allow a different device to get connected without contacting them. I also ran into this for many years ago and had to inform about it to my ISP when I have been fond of a different computer.