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LAN to WAN Configuration
Hi, My situation is: 1. Vodafone HG659 modem/router (IP 192.168.1.1) that connects me to internet. 2. Netgear R8000 (located upstairs): IP 10.0.0.1. All LAN ports on the back of it are connected ...
- Your home network will still be protected by the Vodafone router providing your 192.168.1.X subnet.
- JamesGL has given you the instructions for enabling AP Mode. Once you enable it, you will have to force all devices with 10.0.0.X addresses to obtain new IP addresses in the 192.168.1.X subnet. You can do this by either rebooting them or forcing them to renew their DHCP lease.
1. Ah, I forgot about your bridged R7000. I think it will still work. Is the Vodaphone too far away for the R7000 to bridge to it?
2. I believe the port forwarding setup on the R8000 doesn't have the option of restricting to a specific external address, so both laptops should work. They may not work simultaneously if they inadvertently use the same source port.
2. I believe the port forwarding setup on the R8000 doesn't have the option of restricting to a specific external address, so both laptops should work. They may not work simultaneously if they inadvertently use the same source port.
Are you able to walk me through the port forwarding set up on my R8000 to be able to do copy files from my laptop to the NAS, and vise versa? Thanks.
- Log into the R8000
- Go to ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup
- Click +Add
- Select the entry for your NAS, then +Add. This will insure that the IP address for your NAS doesn't change. Make note of the IP address. You will need it when setting up your port forwarding rules.
- Go to ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding
- Click +Add Custom Service
- Make up a name and enter it into Service Name (e.g. SMB Ports 1)
- Enter 137-139 for the external port range
- Enter the IP address for the NAS in the Internal IP address
- Click Apply
- Click +Add Custom Service again
- Make up another name and enter it into Service Name (e.b. SMB Ports 2)
- Enter 445 for the external port range
- Enter the IP address for the NAS in the Internal IP address
- Click Apply
Try to access the NAS from your laptop. I cannot guarantee that this will work. There are two things that may fail. First, Netbios name resolution may fail because the broadcasts may not make it through the R8000. Second, I may have missed some ports to be forwarded.
Good luck.
Thanks for sharing this. I'll give it a go when I get home.
In the meantime, I read something about 'static ip routing' as another option. Are you able to help me with this as well just in case port forwarding fails? Many thanks once again.