Comments on: Router tinkering. http://www.killdash9.org/2009/01/09/router-tinkering/ babblings Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ren West http://www.killdash9.org/2009/01/09/router-tinkering/comment-page-1/#comment-12823 Ren West Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:14:09 +0000 http://www.killdash9.org/?p=193#comment-12823 The advantage for me is that I get to use a decent router, rather than the SMC junk Rogers provides, plus it's gigabit, acting as my internal switch. With two routers like this, you get a double NAT going on which can cause problems, but I haven't run into any yet. Heck, I even get my VMware OSs online without any trouble at all. It sounds like you could do the same as I just did and put your WRT54G in the DMZ (if your router supports that) and let it handle everything from there. The advantage for me is that I get to use a decent router, rather than the SMC junk Rogers provides, plus it’s gigabit, acting as my internal switch. With two routers like this, you get a double NAT going on which can cause problems, but I haven’t run into any yet. Heck, I even get my VMware OSs online without any trouble at all.

It sounds like you could do the same as I just did and put your WRT54G in the DMZ (if your router supports that) and let it handle everything from there.

]]> By: Therac-25 http://www.killdash9.org/2009/01/09/router-tinkering/comment-page-1/#comment-12822 Therac-25 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:30 +0000 http://www.killdash9.org/?p=193#comment-12822 Is there any drawback to using a second router internally? I have a 24 port GB switch handling the internal duties, and the router (currently something made by Thompson that Teksavvy sold me) doing the routing duties. I do have a second router (the WRT54G), but it's offline now. Since I'm now cap-free, I'm going to start getting stuff via torrents, so I'm going to need to get some hot MLPPP action going to avoid Bell's bullshit. The WRT54G is a prime host for custom firmware -- I should be able to just passthrough everything to it, and have it do the duties, without any issue, right? Is there any drawback to using a second router internally?

I have a 24 port GB switch handling the internal duties, and the router (currently something made by Thompson that Teksavvy sold me) doing the routing duties. I do have a second router (the WRT54G), but it’s offline now.

Since I’m now cap-free, I’m going to start getting stuff via torrents, so I’m going to need to get some hot MLPPP action going to avoid Bell’s bullshit. The WRT54G is a prime host for custom firmware — I should be able to just passthrough everything to it, and have it do the duties, without any issue, right?

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