Subj : Cable modem change
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Markus Reschke
Date : Thu Dec 01 2016 17:23:42

Hi Nicholas!

Dec 01 09:57 2016, Nicholas Boel wrote to Markus Reschke:

 NB> Thanks for the detailed explanation. That helps me understand the 
 NB> workings quite a bit better. I can only seem to modify the prefix 

You're welcome!

 NB> Also, I noticed my WAN IPv6 address has a different prefix than my 
 NB> LAN prefix. Which seems like it would fit into the category you're 
 NB> describing, right?

Yup.

 NB> All of this could probably be done via one router, but it would 
 NB> probably need something more advanced than what they're providing in 
 NB> stock firmware (ie: OpenWRT). With stock firmware, it seems it would 

With OpenWrt you can separate Ethernet ports (if supported by hardware) and WLANs, while giving each one its own prefix. This is very useful for things like a guest WLAN.

 NB> be easier to setup different subnets with separate access points or 
 NB> routers added to the mix, which would make for a pretty cool project 
 NB> with a couple extra Raspberry Pi's.

The RasPi is a bad choice for a router, since the LAN is actually USB based.

cu,
Markus

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