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Router pass-through

I have a Netgear modem/router. DGN1000. ip address 192.168.11.1

I want to connect it to another router (Draytek Vigor 2920 - no modem) on a different network 192.168.12.n so that some PCs can connect to the main Netgear and others connect to the router. I have set the LAN address of the Vigor to 192.168.12.1

We want to work on two separate networks (whilst we set up the 2nd one) but use the common broadband/Internet.

I want the broadband/internet to pass through from the Netgear into the Vigor passing the cable output from the Netgear Lan socket to the WAN interface on the Vigor. I think I need to "tell" the Netgear where to send it? How do I do this, is it somethign to do with the DMZ?

Any pointers would be helpful.

gerlis

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Even if someone can give me an answer in principle i.e. not necessarily relating the these two devices, would help.

Thanks

hypercube

I want the broadband/internet to pass through from the Netgear into the Vigor passing the cable output from the Netgear Lan socket to the WAN interface on the Vigor.

Like this, eh?:

<internet> Netgear <> 192.168.11.0/24<> Draytek <> 192.168.12.0/24.

Isn't this the idea? Well, it would work fine. I've attached a diagram of such things.
It's a very common thing to do.

By having the Draytek WAN port with an address in 192.168.11.0, you have already "told it" everything it needs to know. You can see it in the routing table of the Draytek.
It doesn't matter if the Draytek gets the WAN port configuration via DHCP from the Netgear or if you enter the addresses manually. In some sense, it's a lot easier and perhaps more reliable to use DHCP for this port.
Multiple-Subnets.pdf

gerlis

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Thanks, yes I think this is exactly what I am trying to achieve. The trouble is that (in your example) I cannot find any way of telling the Draytek that the WAN port is 192.168.11.0 (or 192.168.12.1 in my real example). The router has no option that I can see, for this.
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gerlis

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I attached a screen snap of the WAN interface bit

hypercube

The page you captured is for the physical attributes of the WAN.

Here is the control page you want to access .. from the Vigor 2920 manual:

Select:
Static IP
or
DHCP
whichever you prefer as I mentioned above.
Draytek-Vigor-2920-WAN.jpg

gerlis

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Ah the "read the manual scenario", thanks for your patience.

I had tried this, but what am I missing or not doing right? See this screen grab. Also it doesn't save this.

(I tried static IP)

It's under WAN > Internet access on the Vigor menu
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gerlis

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Draytek have more or less resolved it, although I did not necessarily understand it all!

However, I'd like to thank fmarshall for his assistance and earlier efforts.

gerlis

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Mainly resolved by the router manufacturer