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gcimis's avatar
gcimis
Tutor
Apr 04, 2017

LB1120 Bridge Mode Web interface access

Quick question - with the modem in bridge mode and the ethernet port connected to the WAN port of a router, the WAN port of the router picks up the IP address from the cellular provider as expected. ...
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vronp's avatar
vronp
Guide
Jul 24, 2017

Bad advice/information.  This is for router mode.

gcimis's avatar
gcimis
Tutor
Jul 24, 2017

In reference to the comments about doesn't work and bad advice/information.

 

I have this device set up in bridge mode.

I have a Static IP from AT&T cellular, and that static IP address is applied to the WAN port on my internal router.

The ethernet port on the Netgear LB1120 is connected to the WAN port on the router.

 

I have internet access from the LAN side of the router, so this is set up correctly.

By setting up a static route and firewall rule on the internal router, I can still access the Netgear's web console on 192.168.5.1 from inside my LAN, so this does actually work.  I just enable the settings on the router if I need to access the Netgear, otherwise those settings are off.

 

 

  • vronp's avatar
    vronp
    Guide
    Jul 24, 2017

    Ok, that makes sense, sorry.

     

    How are you getting around the bridge mode subnet bug?  

    • gcimis's avatar
      gcimis
      Tutor
      Jul 24, 2017

      Not sure what you mean by the bridge mode subnet bug, but if you mean what I was asking in my original question:

       

      I have a Sophos UTM that I use for the internal router.

      On the Sophos, I created a new network definition that was 192.168.5.0 mask 255.255.255.0.

      I then created a static route for the  192.168.5.0 network and pointed it at the interface where the Netgear is plugged in.

      I created a firewall rule that allows traffic between my internal network and the 192.168.5.0 network.

      This seems to work OK for me.

       

      I would guess you could also put a small switch between the netgear and the router, and plug a laptop into the switch after assigning it's IP to 192.168.5.2 and access it that way.  Haven't tried that.