Subj : NO ONE CAN CONNECT
To   : Mark Lewis
From : Mike Luther
Date : Tue Feb 02 2016 21:01:50

Hi Marcus!

 ml> 30 Jan 16 01:23, you wrote to Robert Wolfe:

 RW>> Are you using your own router or the one built into the cable modem
 RW>> (if you have that kind of modem).

 DS> I have the LinkSys WRT54G router...but I also have an Xfinity cable
 DS> modem/router...but it's set up in bridge mode. Several applications
 DS> would not work otherwise.

 ml> please tell me/us that you are (ab)using that WRT54G 
 ml> as a switch instead of as a router... that's assuming 
 ml> (yeah yeah yeah) that it is behind the xfinity 
 ml> router...

 ml> when there's a router on the perimeter, there's no 
 ml> need for any routers behind it unless there are 
 ml> multiple networks with different IP ranges on the 
 ml> inside...

 ml> )\/(ark

Absolutely confirmed here.  Cable Modem goes next to a SWITCH.  From there that 
goes line to line to other hard switches OR to OTHER ROUTERS.  The WRT54G is 
one of such behind the cable modem via switch that handles it all back and 
forth to the cable IP provider.

Mike Luther as N117C



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