 Re: Router and DSL modem relationship
On 19 Jan 2007 20:42:07 -0800, "vriabov" <riabovs@gmail.com> wrote in
<1169268127.057513.128630@11g2000cwr.googlegroups. com>:
>Hello, everyone:
>I am using a DSL modem (Seamens SpeedStream) and a router (Belkin).
>The setup works OK from day one, but it just occured to me that I do
>not fully understand a relationship
>between the two.
>Without a router, DSL modem would have an IP address of 192.168.2.1
>(for instance) for LAN and
>something like 70.52.xxx.xxx for WAN (Internet). I would be able to
>access modem settings by entering
>192.168.2.1 into a browser address box.
>Now, with router attached, I can access router settings by entering the
>same or similar IP address.
>Now I have three hosts on my home network, namely:
>router - 192.168.0.1 for LAN and 70.52.xxx.xxx for WAN (kinda converts
>one address into another
>and splits it with DHCP)
>desktop - 192.168.0.2
>laptop - 192.168.0.3
>Fair enough. But what happened to DSL modem in this scheme. Does it
>have any IP address?
>How does it communicate with a router? Or is it simply done on
>different OSI layer, such as MAC address?
>And is there any way to access DSL modem's settings the way I can
>access router's settings?
>I would appreciate if someone takes time and clarifies this to me or
>provides me with appropriate links.
The DSL modem communicates as a network bridge. It still has the same
private IP address, but you can only reach that address if you are on
the same subnet (which you're not).
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