Thanks for all your help. The solution involved bridging the bell 4200 modem and using a linksys WRT54GL (the best router ever made). I would normally have flashed it with "Tomato" firmware but what the hell... it works!.
So thanks again Henry On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Andre Courchesne < [email protected]> wrote: > Depending on your modem type, this may work: > > > http://www.net-forces.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/15-How-to-Switch-a-Bell-SpeedStream-63006520-to-bridge-mode.html > > > On 2012-02-06, at 7:07 PM, Henry Coleman wrote: > > My client has a DSL modem/router from Bell which until recently worked > (some of the time) supporting several external SIP Phones at various > locations. > Recently however they all dropped off or remained connected but had no > audio (one way or both). > I wanted to configure the asterisk box on the DMZ so I could bypass the > router/modem but it wouldn't let me do this with the fixed IP addressof > my *box !!!! > > So I ordered a bog standard modem to replace this modem/router but it was > not as bog standard as I thought ...it issued it own DHCP and had no way of > turning this off. > > Can anyone help me with this? > > Can anyone recommend a DSL modem that I can connect a router(4 port) and 24 > port switch and has a DMZ with a fixed IP address. > > > Any help on this would be most welcome > > -- > * Henry L. Coleman * > *VoIP-PBX.ca Dragnetics.com <http://dragnetics.com>* > > > -- * Henry L. Coleman * *VoIP-PBX.ca Dragnetics.com <http://dragnetics.com>*
