U-verse for BUSINESS? : 2Wire 3600HGV bridge mode? or another AT&T supported VDSL modem?

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@CrispyTX wrote:

Hey thanks for that Joe, I've looked that over and still have some questions. When you say Lan ports is that an ethernet port? Also in step one am I turning DHCP off on the WD? Thanks again man. 

 

 

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Yes, the 4 Ethernet ports on the RG are also called LAN ports.  On any consumer router (such as your WD), there is normally one Ethernet port marked WAN or Internet, and the rest are LAN ports.

Yes, the WD device is your router.

thanks for the help so far, few more questions.

When i pluged the wd into the 2wires lan port i was able to sign into the wd router and use wifi, without any other set up. Why is that? I'd like to set it up the right way, so now im on step 3. when i change my router from dhcp to static I get the following blank boxes: IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS, and Mac Address. Where do I get the correct numbers to put in those boxes? 

Thanks for your post Joe.

I am doing exactly what you are proposing here. 2Wire LAN ---- Router LAN, so my router can act as a "dumb" switch and access point and everything can be in the same subnet.

I turned off DHCP and the WAN interface in the (Buffalo DD-WRT) router. I also turned off WiFi on the 2Wire.

Everything is now in the same subnet 192.168.1.0/24 and anything that is connected to the router LAN ports gets an IP address from the 2Wire and works well, including 2 U-verse TV boxes.

The issue that I am having has to do with the wireless. All devices can "connect" to my router's WiFi but they do not get IP addresses via DHCP.

I know the router's WiFi is good, because if I change my router's configuration to work as router, turn on DHCP and connect the router to the 2Wire via the WAN port then everything works well. The problem with that is that then the 2Wire and the TV boxes will be in a different subnet from the rest of my devices.

It is weird that devices connected to the router's via Ethernet can reach the 2Wire DHCP service, but devices connected via wireless can't. I actually have 2 routers and I have both have the same behaviour.

Any ideas?

SomeJoe7777:

Thank you so much. I followed the instructions to a T and after some difficulties finally got my new router working. You are a lifesaver.

Hi SomeJoe7777, hope you can help me on my question.  I have a linksys EA4500 that I would like to use instead of the uverse 2wire due to it’s wireless range and features.  I also have uverse tv.  I have a PC, ps3/4, ipad, iphones, appletv, printer and nas all connecting. 

what method would you recommend I go in order to take advange of connecting to the linksys ?  Idealy, I would like to keep the uverse tv boxes connected to the 2Wire and connect all other stuff to the Linksys due to its features and range..  Thanks!

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@VR3 wrote:

Hi SomeJoe7777, hope you can help me on my question.  I have a linksys EA4500 that I would like to use instead of the uverse 2wire due to it’s wireless range and features.  I also have uverse tv.  I have a PC, ps3/4, ipad, iphones, appletv, printer and nas all connecting. 

 

what method would you recommend I go in order to take advange of connecting to the linksys ?  Idealy, I would like to keep the uverse tv boxes connected to the 2Wire and connect all other stuff to the Linksys due to its features and range..  Thanks!

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Scroll back to the first reply.  This is how you would configure.

Hello, I have a 5031NV model and a WRT54GS Linksys router and I followed the instructions in post #2. Everything works fine most of the time but sometimes all the computers/devices that uses a wireless connection suddenly fail to connect to the internet. Then the only computer that has internet access is the computer that is directly connected to the router via ethernet port. Whenever this happens, I restart both the router and the 5031NV and after a while everything returns to normal. Does anyone have an idea as to what the problem is?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi @shyshyshy,

I am sorry for the issues you are having, but I am hoping I can help. With the one device connected via Ethernet port, is it directly connected to the WRT54GS or the 5031NV? If connected to the Linksys router, then it may just be a wireless conflict causing the issues. Try changing the wireless settings on the Linksys router. Make sure you have a unique network name and it may be worth trying to change the wireless channels. Also, make sure you disable the wireless on the 5031NV so it does not conflict with your Linksys.

Hope this helps.

-David T

Thanks for the response, David.

The device connected via ethernet port is directly connected to a LAN port in my WRT54GS. My network name is unique and the wireless on the 5031NV is disabled. I haven't had a wireless outage since 8/18 so I was planning to try changing some settings once there is an outage. I'll definitely keep the wireless channel setting in mind. Are there any other wireless settings I should be looking out for?

Hi,

The only other setting I can think of changing is the network name. If by some chance someone has a similar network name to yours but different settings, like the password, you may run into connection issues. If you do ever run into any issues, always feel free to let us know, and I am positive someone on this community will be able to help figure out the problem and get it fixed .

-David T