[SATLUG] Speak of the devil

[Ed Coates]

On 1/15/07, Mike <linuxuser at soopurman.net> wrote:
> The only thing to watch out for is that by default the DSL router
> uses 192.168.0.0/16 as its internal network, and the Linksys router
> tries to use 192.168.1.0/24 for its own internal network, thus
> leaving some confusing overlap.  The easiest work-around is to setup
> the Linksys first and change it to use some other private network
> internally first, such as 172.16.0.0/16 or whatever you prefer.
> Then connect it to the DSL router and there should be no problem.
>
>
> good luck,
>
>  - Mike
I took mine one step farther.  :)  I actually logged into the modem
configuration web page and configured it to bridge the IP address
right to my linux box instead of assigning it 192.168.1.47.  This lets
my linux box get the real IP directly from the ISP.  This helps in the
routing of my Amateur Radio BBS.  The only drawback is when you try
and get tech support, but of course, that's always the drawback when
working with linux and your ISP.

Ed