[Coco] OT: Networking problem
David Hazelton
davehazelton at comcast.net
Wed Nov 28 19:47:20 EST 2012
Not to ask a stupid question, but Does your ISP allow their DSL Modem to
have multiple IPs.
Working for Comcast, the cable modem only passes 1 IP. so what you are
doing is not possible by going off the dsl modem.
On 11/26/2012 6:59 PM, Aaron Banerjee wrote:
> This is a little off-topic, but is something people here probably have
> more experience with than I do.
>
> I'm trying to "partition" off my network into multiple networks (e.g.
> for experimental purposes/parental control/etc). I have a DSL modem
> and a router. I thought the following configuration would work, but
> it doesn't.
>
>
> ----
> | | <--------------------------> {other device
> with static 192.168.1.n IP}
> {internet} <-------> | | "1.2.168.1.x" network
> | | static IPs ----
> | | <--------------------------> | R |
> "192.168.0.y" network (using DCHP from router)
> ---- | O |
> DSL Modem | U |
> <------------> device 1
> 192.168.1.1 | T |
> <------------> device 2
> | E |
> <------------> device 3
> | R |
> ----
> 192.168.1.101 / 192.168.0.1
> netmask 255.255.0.0
>
> Sorry about the '80s era graphics, but I didn't want to have to attach
> a file -- and besides, I'm from the '80s era (at least when it comes
> to computers).
>
> 1. I'd like to have the device 1,2,3 be able to "ping" or summarily
> see the modem. I think this should work, but it doesn't. What did I
> do wrong (or not do right)?
>
> The router's address to its clients is 192.168.0.1. It is statically
> set to 192.168.1.101 for purposes of the modem (which doesn't use
> DCHP). The router then uses its own DCHP to doll out addresses to its
> client as it sees fit (in particular it starts with .100).
>
> For experimental purposes, I took down the firewall completely in
> order to eliminate that as a source of the problem. I'm getting a "no
> route to host" when I ping 192.168.1.1 from the devices on the "0" net
> (e.g. device 1, 2, or 3). I don't have "ping" blocked at the modem or
> router just for good measure, and don't think I'm masking out the
> "1". Even a few desperado attempts using DMZs didn't work, and
> eventually messed up my network until I could undo all that I had done.
>
> I'm obviously missing something very simple and elementary and will
> probably kick myself when someone points it out to me. I just haven't
> done this type of thing in a long while.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> - Aaron
>
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