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Nighthawk R7000 + Comcast Bus SMC
Hi all, I have the simple and fairly generic Comcast business SMC cable modem. I can't get an exact model right now but it is the one that has the 4 port switch on the back. In the UI for th...
Set the SMC to Bridge Mode (modem only). Either you can do it, or yo may need your ISP to change it to Bridge Mode.
Let the R7000 run in router mode. (DHCP running etc). CAT5e, or better Ethernet connection from the R700's WAN port, to a SMC LAN port.
When you have have the SMC set to bridge mode, reset the R7000 to factory default and reconfigure from scratch. Once you have set the R7000 up correctly, you should have absolutely no problem with your Cisco VPN client connecting to work. If you do, it will most likely be on the work side - possibly with your work VPN Server.
I use three VPN clients, on two R7000's. One is Cisco VPN client for work, and I have absolutely no issues connecting to work, or, whatever I do on any of my VPN clients.
You don't need to use openvpn on the router to connect to work, and probably wouldn't work anyway.
Set the SMC to Bridge Mode (modem only). Either you can do it, or yo may need your ISP to change it to Bridge Mode.
Let the R7000 run in router mode. (DHCP running etc). CAT5e, or better Ethernet connection from the R700's WAN port, to a SMC LAN port.
When you have have the SMC set to bridge mode, reset the R7000 to factory default and reconfigure from scratch. Once you have set the R7000 up correctly, you should have absolutely no problem with your Cisco VPN client connecting to work. If you do, it will most likely be on the work side - possibly with your work VPN Server.
I use three VPN clients, on two R7000's. One is Cisco VPN client for work, and I have absolutely no issues connecting to work, or, whatever I do on any of my VPN clients.
You don't need to use openvpn on the router to connect to work, and probably wouldn't work anyway.
Hi netwrks!
I think this will be the answer. I cannot figure out how to set the SMC to bridge mode. I read a few things about setting "true static ip..." but I'll need to call Comcast. Unfortunately I was hoping to get it working before I travel today. But that didn't happen.
I think I will have a similar setup to yours:
My Cisco VPN is all software and I just need to make sure (unlike the sonicwall) that nothing is killing that as I typically need to connect in the morning and remain connected virtually all day.
My reason for wanting the NH VPN was to remotely gain access to devices on my LAN. I have a IP SDR radio I'd like to connect to, I have a relay controller to control a few things and other stuff. When traveling I'd like to be able VPN in, and some of the software I need to use while connected needs to be able to find stuff as if I were sitting on the LAN locally.
Specifically the IP SDR radio sends out a UDP packet about very 15 seconds that software receives to determine what the radio is. While I know and can find the IP of the radio the software I want to run follows the process of waiting for UDP packet then extracting the radio info from the packet so you can connect to the radio.
I seem to remember reading that I may need to take an extra step to allow the UDP packets to traverse the VPN. Any guidence on that would be appreciated.
Thanks again for your reply. When I am back I will see about bridge mode and figure out a way to test the VPN connection. I think I will ask one of my neighbors for temporary use of their guest wifi.