Verizon DSL modem - router vs. bridge (was: Does the White Russian ...)

[John Abreau]

It's actually Earthlink DSL.


On Tue, June 19, 2007 11:17 pm, Ben Scott said:
> On 6/19/07, John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> wrote:
>> My DSL modem has a static internal IP address, and transparently
>> handles the external dynamic address.
>
>   If it's Verizon DSL (and likely some other brands, too), you can
> change this, if you prefer.  For example, if you'd prefer to get the
> public IP address on your own equipment, where you presumably have
> more control.  You see, Verizon sets their DSL modems to be NAT
> routers when they give them to you, but you can switch them back into
> bridge mode, and use PPPoE on your own equipment.
>
>   You'll need to know your Verizon username and password.  The
> username will be in the form of "something at verizon.net".
>
>   Open up the management UI of the DSL modem in a web browser.  This
> will be the default gateway address it's built-in DHCP server is
> handing out -- it  will be http://192.168.1.1 from what I've seen.  Go
> in to configuration, and look for something about "VC" or "bridge"
> configuration.  There may be multiple VCs (virtual circuits) listed;
> pick the first one.  Change it from "PPPoE" to "Bridge".  Save
> changes.
>
>   The DSL modem may prompt you for a password.  When I did this,
> Verizon hadn't set it, so you can try looking up the default admin
> password for the brand and model of modem you have.  I've also seen
> reports of the password being set to your Verizon password.  YMMV.  If
> all fails, look up the instructions on resetting your modem to it's
> factory defaults (typically a pin switch).
>
>   Once this is done, your Internet feed will go dead until you
> configure your own equipment for PPPoE.  With a LinkSys NAT box,
> config is right on the first page of their web UI.  For Linux, the
> rp-pppoe is the PPPoE implementation of choice.  'doze XP and newer
> have PPPoE built-in.
>
> -- Ben
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