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Voyager BT 210 + Airport Extreme Base station

  • 18-11-2008 8:46pm
    #1
    unnamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Not technically a mac only question, but maybe someone can help.

    I have BT Broadband using the BT Voyager 210 modem, and I have the Airport Extreme Base station (n version, 100MB).

    I want to use the Airport as my router instead of using the DSL Modem. In theory, I should be able to turn on bridge mode in the dsl modem, and setup the PPPoE connection from the airport extreme. This works sometimes, but rarely (1 in 20 times), and if I reboot either of the devices, the connection won't come back up, even if I haven't changed any settings.

    Has anyone else tried this? What settings did you use? Maybe the devices just are not compatible?

    Thanks
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  • #2
    minikin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,982 ✭✭✭minikin


    had this exact setup, trick is to disable the wireless broadcast on the voyager, stick them together with ethernet rope, base station setup utility will take it from there.


  • #3
    dubmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭dubmick


    I have the same modem and a Time Machine. As the previous poster said just turn off the wireless on the BT Modem.


  • #4
    unnamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭unnamed


    The Voyager 210 doesn't have any Wifi Capabilities.

    My current setup works as follows, the 210 connects to the dsl, and works as a DHCP server, simple firewall and router. The AEBS is attached to the wired network, and just offer a Wifi node.

    I want to use the AEBS as the DHCP server (for wired and wireless devices) the firewall and router, and only use the 210 for the physical DSL connection.


  • #5
    Vanbis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭Vanbis


    unnamed wrote: »

    I want to use the AEBS as the DHCP server (for wired and wireless devices) the firewall and router, and only use the 210 for the physical DSL connection.

    I could be wrong but just turn off DHCP on the Voyager210.


  • #6
    unnamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭unnamed


    What I really want to do is use the AEBS for the PPPoE connection, instead of the the Voyage 210 doing it. This mean that the AEBS has a real internet connection, not a NAT'd connection behind the 210 modem.


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  • #7
    minikin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,982 ✭✭✭minikin


    don't think that's possible given the fact that the aebs stupidly doesn't have a broadband modem in it... kill the voyager firewall & retry (the aebs firewall will look after you)


  • #8
    unnamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭unnamed


    minikin wrote: »
    don't think that's possible given the fact that the aebs stupidly doesn't have a broadband modem in it... kill the voyager firewall & retry (the aebs firewall will look after you)

    Yes, but the AEBS does support PPPoE (which is what BT use) and bridge mode on the broadband router should turn off the PPPoE on the router, so that the AEBS can use it instead, which effectively turn the broadband router into a dumb modem.

    Unfortunately, this doesn't work as expected.


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