Update and problem re-defined - - - There are many web and YouTube references on how to re-purpose an old modem/router as an ethernet switch. Works like a charm with an old Belkin adsl modem/router, a real 5 minute job. I can also access the modem setup webpage at its new IP address. So the process works with a basic modem.
However the desired outcome is to modify a Bob Lite modem to provide three extra ethernet ports and retain the in-built voip function which now uses the fourth port. However I can not get the Bob Lite modem/router to work properly after modifications. I can disable DHCP, wireless and firewall and even change the IP address to a spare number in the IP address pool of the new router. The Netphone works in whatever mode I set up in Bob Lite. But the ethernet ports will not support computers and I cannot access the modem setup webpage at either the old or new IP address after making the minimal changes of disabling DHCP, wireless and firewall. I can find no references as to why a voip enabled modem can not be converted to an ethernet switch. It would seem to be either an iiNet Labs design limitation or a voip conflict. Any ideas? Cheers Alan > On 25 May 2018, at 9:46 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Tim > > I agree with your comments. I initially looked for Bridge mode settings, but > this is not mentioned at all. The instructions are to disable the DHCP in > the proposed switch (Bob Lite, the downstream router), so this should just > leave the Netgear (upstream router) to handle IP addresses. Same result? > > The final step is to “change the downstream router’s LAN IP to an unused IP > in the same subnet as the upstream router.” I tried to change the Bob IP > address to a number within the working range of the Netgear. This range > seems to be 2-254. On reflection it doesn’t seem to be right to use “99” as > the addresses are dynamic (if that is the term) and will change to say > 192.168.1.5 next week when some devices are inactive. It’s the devices I > plug into the ethernet ports that will need dynamic addresses I think. And I > don’t really know what a “subnet” is. > > Another reading of one of the more lucid descriptions gives a different slant > - I’ll try it out tomorrow. That is, to change the network IP address to one > OUTSIDE the range used by the upstream router (but not numbers 0,1 and 255). > But is “256” a valid number in this context? Most examples I skimmed used > “2” as the address for the modified modem/router, but I have numbers 2-15 in > use at various times. Looks like I need to spend some time reading the > Netgear support documents - not an easy task. > > BTW - looks like a typo - or a real mistake - in my original text. I thought > I changed the Bob address to 192.168.1.99; not “169”. > > Cheers > Alan > > > >> On 25 May 2018, at 7:39 pm, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> I suspect there will be something to do with Bridge mode in the directions. >> Only one device can distribute IP addresses. >> >> Tim >> >>> On 25 May 2018, at 6:05 pm, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I need help in converting an old modem/router into an ethernet switch. >>> There are a number of web articles that describe how to do this. It seems >>> such a simple 5-minute task, but I got nowhere after 5 hours. >>> >>> My main network router is a Netgear R6400v2 model with four ethernet ports >>> which are all in use. I will be replacing the Netgear with an Apple >>> AirPort Extreme with three ports. I will need another port. >>> >>> My ethernet VOIP adapter is an old iiNet Bob Lite modem/router which has >>> four ethernet ports. Netgear has no problems with this and allocates “Bob >>> phone” an IP address in its standard range. How can I get the three >>> “spare” Bob Lite ports functional? >>> >>> Just plugging an iMac into a spare ethernet port will sometimes just work, >>> but then fails if restarted. The Bob IP Address is 10.1.1.1 while Netgear >>> IP address is 192.168.1.1. I tried changing the Bob IP address to >>> 192.169.1.99, but could no longer access the modem set-up page. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
