Connecting a 2Wire modem/router to another router

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I want to hook a Linksys router to my 2wire modem/router (2701HG-b) to share my Internet connection. I ran from an open port from the 2wire to the WAN port of the Linksys but it will not work.

I did this before with my cable modem to a router to my Linksys router. It worked then but not now. I read I can turn the 2 wire into a modem only but I need the 2wire wireless access also. IPCONFIG /ALL sees the 2wire with IP info as well as DHCP server/gateway.

Any ideas?

Best Answer

Do you want to use the 2wire as just a DSL modem or as your firewall/router? Its default configuration is as a firewall/router.

If you want to replace the 2wire with the linksys, using the 2wire as a passthrough-only DSL modem, you'll need to look up instructions on bridging it and have only the Linksys plugged into it. The 2wire will not be providing wireless, etc., it'll just be acting to translate from DSL to Ethernet (Bridging)

  • Be sure you have your PPPoE login information - you may need to enter it on the Linksys
  • Connect to the 2wire and configure it for bridging
  • Disconnect from the 2wire
  • Connect the WAN port of the Linksys to a LAN port on the 2wire
  • Connect to the Linksys admin interface
  • Configure it for a PPPoE Internet connection
  • Connect other devices to the Linksys
  • Put a piece of tape over the unused LAN ports of the 2wire

If you're happy with the 2wire as your firewall/router but want to use the Linksys as an additional access point (providing wireless signal in another area, perhaps), the setup is actually much simpler.

  • Connect to the Linksys admin interface
  • Give it an internal IP that won't conflict with the 2wire (e.g. .254 instead of .1)
  • Disable DHCP on the Linksys (so you don't have 2 devices handing out DHCP addresses)
  • Connect a LAN port on the Linksys to a LAN port on the 2wire
  • Put a piece of tape over the WAN port of the Linksys
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