Re: Linksys WRT54G v5 not forwarding ports to wireless?

Can you kindly confirm that the modem is doing the PPPoE login and has
functioning NAT as I asked in the previous message? If the WAN port
IP address on the WRT54G status page shows 192.168.xxx.xxx, then it's
in this mode.

Oops, I meant to make this more clear in the last post when I said
there was no option for bridged mode. The dsl modem is indeed doing
the PPPoE login. It indicates so in the managment interface (though
there is no way to change this, or disable it). The IP address that
the WRT54G router reports for itself is 192.168.254.1

Also, under the NAT/NAPT setup section NAPT only is selected. The
other choices are disabled, NAT only, or NAT and NAPT concurrent.

I'm not
sure if it something Alltel has screwed with to remove it from the web
config.

Dunno. It appears that Alltel has disabled the bridge only mode in
the 5200:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/10925
No clue on the 4200. You may need to ask in the Alltel forums for
advice on what others are doing with similar issues. With the low
cost of used DMT DSL modems, you might consider just buying another on
eBay.

Lots of hits from a Google search of "Speedstream 4200 bridge".

Looking at screen shots from the manual PDF, I notice a Bridge Mode
menu item which is supposed to be there but is not present on my modem.
Silly Alltel. I feel I am being charitable with that adjective.

MAYBE if I reset to factory settings and then don't use
Alltel's install CD, I could get that to work.

I'm not familiar with Alltel's setup CD. We have PBI/SBC/AT&T DSL on
the left coast. Similar setup but may not be identical. What I do
when faced with the identical problem:
1. Connect the PC directly to the modem.
2. Have the modem deliver an IP address with it's built in DHCP
server.
3. Go the the PPP setup page in the diagnostics.
http://forums.ricknmiasworld.net/5100b/ppplocation.htm
4. Important: Write down the IP address of the DSL modem on a
post-it note and tape it to the bottom of the modem. You may need
this as there is no hardware reset button (saves 10 cents).

Fortunately, there is a hardware reset button on this model. I can
forsee myself really screwing this up... in fact I already did once and
made good use of the button.

5. Set the modem to bridging mode. Ignore the warnings of impending
doom.

Here is where I can proceed no further, since there is no option for
bridging mode. This is also where I ended up screwing things up as
mentioned above. I tried to force it into bridging mode by simply by
disabling stuff. I say "stuff" because I have slept 3 times since
then, sorry. The end result was that I lost access to the management
interface but it wasn't working correctly as a bridge. Handy reset
button.


If that turns out to be
possible, will this even fix the problem of wireless not being
forwarded any ports while wired is?

If you have to ask that question, you apparently don't understand how
this works. With *BOTH* the modem and router doing NAT translation,
you would need to configure *BOTH* the modem and router to do port
forwarding. That's easy with the WRT54G, but there's no such port
forwarding feature in the modem. By disabling the useless NAT feature
in the modem, you end up with only one box that needs to be port
forwarded, which should work. Got it now?

It's possible that I am messed up in my thinking about this since I am
somewhat new to networking. I understand the redudancy is not needed
and in a proper setup the NAT feature should not be used on the modem.
However, it seems like it should work, because there is indeed a port
forwarding feature on the speedstream. (Yes, port forwarding to the
only device that is connected to it seems dumb). For example, on the
modem i forward port 7778 (used for unreal tournament) to
192.168.254.1. Then on the WRT54G I forward port 7778 to
192.168.1.100, which is my wired pc. I can host unreal tournament
games perfectly. If I change that port forwarding rule on the router
to forward port 7778 to 192.168.1.104, which is a wireless pc, then
nobody can connect to the game server.

I wish I had known the WRT54Gv5's reputation before buying it. I just
got what BestBuy had. I still have the receipt, so if this looks like
a firmware issue, then maybe it would be worth the 45 minute commute to
trade it.

Thanks so much for the help you are providing me, and many others in
this group!

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