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Biggsamus
Jan 30, 2020Tutor
Nighthawk X10 AD7200 configuring with Asus DSL-N16 Wireless-N300 as Modem
Hi, I'm quite new to setting up modems and routers. I was provided an Asus DSL-N16 router/modem by my ISP. I bought the Nighthawk X10 AD7200 to use as a router. I let the Nighthawk app do a...
- Feb 06, 2020
Awesome thank you for confirming Antinode.
I guess I will need to decide what's best, as setting my Nighthawk to repeater mode kind of made me feel like I was wasting its potential a bit, hopefully I can find a way to put the Asus to modem only, then I can pay for the fixed IP to get rid of double NAT. I still need to set up an always on Plex server anyway, so I still have much to do.
Thank you all for your time helping with this!
antinode
Jan 31, 2020Guru
> [...] when tracert from cmd, it is giving me private address for the
> first two. I'm guessing this must be what you said antinode, my ISP
> are NATing me before the internet reaches my house. [...]
Being able to see what you can see might make it easier to do more
than "guessing".
> One way to be sure (based on actual evidence) would be to examine the
> WAN/Internet IP address of your main router (DSL-N16). [...]
Still true.
Biggsamus
Feb 06, 2020Tutor
Hi Antinode,
My Wan IP on the Asus DSL-N16 is: 100.64.61.16.
Please find attatched also the tracert on cmd to googles dns.
Many thanks
- antinodeFeb 06, 2020Guru
> My Wan IP on the Asus DSL-N16 is: 100.64.61.16.
That sure looks to me like CGN. Apparently the information from your
ISP was valid, and £1.49/month would improve the situation, as claimed. - BiggsamusFeb 06, 2020Tutor
Awesome thank you for confirming Antinode.
I guess I will need to decide what's best, as setting my Nighthawk to repeater mode kind of made me feel like I was wasting its potential a bit, hopefully I can find a way to put the Asus to modem only, then I can pay for the fixed IP to get rid of double NAT. I still need to set up an always on Plex server anyway, so I still have much to do.
Thank you all for your time helping with this!