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Questions about bridging my ISP's Pace Gateway
Hi. I'd search this, but I'm not sure what to search for. I am by no means a networking guru. So this might make me sound like an idiot. I bought the R7000 to solve a problem with having two xbox ...
Your setup looks fine. Like I said, leave DHCP enabled on the Pace. Even though you have nothing else plugged into it besides the R7000, if you turn off DHCP on the Pace, your R7000 won't get an Internet IP address and it will stop working.
The Pace's DHCP assigns addresses to devices directly connected to it. Likewise with the R7000. They are independent and do not conflict with each other.
The Pace does not have a true bridge mode. DMZ Plus is a pseudo-bridge mode. It works by sharing the public IP address with another device (the R7000). The Pace continues to operate as a router but will work out which traffic should go to the R7000 un-NAT-ed and which should go to other devices, like set-top boxes, connected to the Pace.
You should leave DHCP enabled on the Pace. Otherwise, the R7000 will not obtain an IP address on its Internet port. DHCP on the R7000's LAN is completely separate and should be left on, too.
So Ether, you're saying I should leave it the way I have it now? Our TV is Bell Satellite. The only thing we use the ISP for is internet.
Both consoles and one PC are wired connections, which are plugged into the R7000. I've got the R7000 in Port 1 on the Pace, in DMZ Plus.
It worked right off the bat, but I was wondering if DHCP on both the R7000 and the Pace would cause conflicts.I guess I should have included the details as to just how our network is set up.
Most devices are wireless. 3 cell phones, a couple of laptops, and an iPad.
Wired devices are the two consoles and one PC.
There is nothing plugged into the Pace except the R7000. As mentioned previously, all wired connections are on the R7000. (3 devices)
We got rid of our landline phone, so the Pace isn't even being used for that. So I guess what you're saying is that it doesn't matter if DHCP is enabled on the Pace or not, because there's nothing connected to it outside of the DMZ.
Wifi is being handled by the R7000. (the Pace has pathetic wifi. R7000 is far far better.)Your setup looks fine. Like I said, leave DHCP enabled on the Pace. Even though you have nothing else plugged into it besides the R7000, if you turn off DHCP on the Pace, your R7000 won't get an Internet IP address and it will stop working.
The Pace's DHCP assigns addresses to devices directly connected to it. Likewise with the R7000. They are independent and do not conflict with each other.