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Configure Netgear DG834G v4 as a regular Wired+Wireless Router (without ADSL)
I’ve got Netgear DG834G v4 “Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router” (https://www.netgear.com/support/product/DG834Gv4.aspx). It has - 4 ethernet ports 100Mbps - 1 ADSL port - Wireless antenna for 54 Mbps Wi...
> [...] it would be nice if Netgear had a verified solution for this
> simple use-case.Perhaps, but it would be unrealistic to expect Netgear to do anything
for this slow, weak antique.As a general-purpose router, there may be no real hope. You might be
able to configure it as a (slow, weak) wireless access point (because
that's possible for almost any router). See, for example:https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option.
Thanks a lot, this solves the problem!
The idea has been to use this old, unused device to provide Wi-Fi as a courtesy in a place where otherwise there would be none. Its speed is more than enough. Also, it has stronger signal (possibly because of external antenna) that is better at penetrating concrete walls, feels more robust and convenient than newer optical wireless routers provided by ISP.
> [...] The idea has been to use this old, unused device to provide
> Wi-Fi as a courtesy in a place where otherwise there would be none.
> [...]
Ok, but a phrase like "obtain Internet" was not very clear. If you
want a _router_, then DG834Gv4 may be useless. If you want a wireless
access point (to extend the wireless-network coverage of some _other_
router), then there's some hope.
Thank you for the clarification!
Indeed, the original idea was to use DG834Gv4 as a router. With one of the four Ethernet ports, instead of ADSL port, being connected to the Internet (upstream router).
DG834Gv4’s built-in DHCP server would assign private IPv4 addresses to wireless clients, DNS in those leases would point to 1.1.1.2 or 1.1.1.3 for additional security (https://1.1.1.1/family/).
DG834Gv4’s built-in NAT would ensure that larger LAN IP address scheme remains unaffected, no need to extend the scope or shorten lease duration, as DG834Gv4 itself would need only one IP address from larger LAN (all its wireless clients would be behind NAT).
I was hoping that someone at Netgear developed such a scheme/firmware years ago, maybe as a side project. Or maybe its ASIC just cannot do this…
Your scheme that I had not envisioned, DG834Gv4 as a simple WAP, also solves the problem. But it would require to ensure that existing DHCP scope can accommodate a number of new wireless hosts (as opposed to just one IP address for DG834Gv4 itself, when its NAT is employed), the lease duration is not too long (wireless hosts come and go, wired desktops work for years), and some future changes to IP address scheme by the network administrator would not accidentally exhaust the available pool.