Using Mtnl Wifi Modem as wifi router
- Thread starter TarunAg7
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I have managed to use my ZTE ZXDSL 531B modem and router bought from BSNL as only router in a limited way.
I have just connected LAN cable from my local ISP to modem and disabled DHCP in modem.
Limitation: Can use only as on demand dial. I had to make a new broadband connection that requires username and password from network connections and connect with my user/pass. Downside that only one device can be used at a time. Solution to this is virtual wifi router in a windows PC but that has to be on for all time to connect with other devices.
If anyone has ideas, pls let me know.
I have just connected LAN cable from my local ISP to modem and disabled DHCP in modem.
Limitation: Can use only as on demand dial. I had to make a new broadband connection that requires username and password from network connections and connect with my user/pass. Downside that only one device can be used at a time. Solution to this is virtual wifi router in a windows PC but that has to be on for all time to connect with other devices.
If anyone has ideas, pls let me know.
superczar
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The catch is this, there has to be a device on your network that can perform NAT to a) Handle the data traffic from the WAN side to the LAN side
b) act as a switch to enable devices on your LAN side to see eahc other
The problem with a modem router is that the NAT happens internally between the DSL modem output to the LAN ports - roughly like this:
RJ45->DSL modem -> NAT -> LAN
Thus there is no real way to this
A super ghetto solution would be as follows
Connect your cable internet to one NIC on your desktop/laptop
Use ICS on windows(or any dedciated NAT software - assuming you are using windows) so that the system can act as a DHC and NAT server
Connect the router to the desktop though a second NIC - now you can use this modem
A much better option of course would be to simply get a cheap basic router from amazon for less than 1K
b) act as a switch to enable devices on your LAN side to see eahc other
The problem with a modem router is that the NAT happens internally between the DSL modem output to the LAN ports - roughly like this:
RJ45->DSL modem -> NAT -> LAN
Thus there is no real way to this
A super ghetto solution would be as follows
Connect your cable internet to one NIC on your desktop/laptop
Use ICS on windows(or any dedciated NAT software - assuming you are using windows) so that the system can act as a DHC and NAT server
Connect the router to the desktop though a second NIC - now you can use this modem
A much better option of course would be to simply get a cheap basic router from amazon for less than 1K