6 Jun
2016
6 Jun
'16
2:20 p.m.
Subject:
Re: [44net] Unable to Receive rip44d Datagram
From:
"Boudewijn (Bob) Tenty" <bobtenty(a)gmail.com>
Date:
06/06/2016 08:23 PM
To:
AMPRNet working group <44net(a)hamradio.ucsd.edu>
He can check or dd-wrt or OpenWrt firmware is available for his router as these
can forward ipip or can can be set in bridge mode (dd-wrt and OpenWrt are linux based)
and much more.
Well, dd-wrt is available for some commercial ethernet/wifi routers but I don't think
it exists for any
combo-modem-router as is normally used by cable or dsl providers. The dd-wrt people
don't have
the drivers/software for the modem chips used in those modem-routers.
So in this case (a DOCSIS cable provider) it can only be done when he is already using a
separate
modem and router.
Some firmwares in these consumer routers even don't allow to be put in bridge mode
at
all. The tabs for it are just missing or they don't have an option for it in their
menu.
Sometimes the ISP can switch the modem-router into modem mode (bridge) from their central
management system on user request.
It will probably have some strings attached like "no helpdesk support for network
problems".
After the switchover, the internal ethernet interface will be plain ethernet or PPPoE or
PPTP.
So you will need an extra router that indeed can be running dd-wrt.
However, with today's internet speeds on cable and dsl you also have to consider the
router
performance. The typical WRT54 routers from the days dd-wrt was created cannot keep up
with the
internet speeds of today.
Rob