[ale] [OT] make dsl modem visible?

[Tim Watts]

On Friday 24 July 2009 12:31:47 pm JK wrote:
>
> However, I find that even when in bridge mode, my ATT DSL modem (just
> a modem, not a router) still serves up its admin interface on 192.168.1.254
> (or maybe 192.168.1.1, can't remember).  And since the default route from
> my router (a Buffalo Airstation running Tomato, but that's not relevant)
> goes through the modem, and since my LAN is on a distinct subnet from
> the modem (192.168.80.0/24), I have no problem hitting the modem's
> admin interface from machines on my LAN.
>
OK, so sounds like you're saying I might be able to reach it if I put the 
modem and lan on distinct subnets? So if my lan is 192.168.2.0 (it is) and I 
put the modem on 192.168.1.0, then would I need to add a static route to it on 
the router? And/Or on all my lan nodes?

> Tim's problem may lie in the fact that practically everything in the
> consumer-router world comes pre-configured to serve 192.168.1.0
> addresses to LAN clients.  Changing the LAN subnet in the router
> config might be all that's necessary.
>
> -- JK
>
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