MrGundam
Occasional Visitor
Hello everyone,
Firstly I would like to apologise for my lack of expertise in networking, I consider myself tech savvy but really have not delved much into networking and so a lot of this is new to me. I am keen to learn however.
Networking Experience:
I currently live and work in Bangkok Thailand. The internet speed is not too bad on my DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem 15M connection, however the ISP (True) modem / router is appalling. A Technicolor (Thomson) 7200.
I recently treated myself due to poor wifi and gaming lag issues in my home to an Asus AC88U and am excited by the range of features it brings (time machine backup, printing, QOS, wifi AC etc).
Unfortunately I am having issues partly understanding the networking theory / best route to take in my setup and partly with the poor ISP cable modem / router. This coupled with the language barrier here in Thailand meaning ISP tech support is almost a dead end.
Essentially I am 90% sure I am going to run into double NAT issues (please correct me on anything I have understood wrongly) as my ISP modem / router is acting as a DHCP and also my new Asus, both handling IP addresses. My Asus modem is complaining about the WAN IP not being an external IP address as it is simply being given a local IP by the ISP modem / router.
The ISP Technicolor 7200 modem / router does not appear to have a Bridge mode, and with the ISP custom firmware the few guides I have found online for changing MIB etc to enable the option simply doesn't work.
I have found a DMZ setting, and tried adding the local IP address of the Asus router, but I did not notice anything different? How would I know is this worked?
I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do / try next. Ideally I would like to take as much management as possible away from the Technicolor and hand it to the ASUS, but am starting to think this is wishful thinking. I guess my next step would be to look into port forwarding WAN connections from my ISP modem / router to my new ASUS router and then onto the home server. No idea if this would work?
What I want from my network setup:
Cheers
Firstly I would like to apologise for my lack of expertise in networking, I consider myself tech savvy but really have not delved much into networking and so a lot of this is new to me. I am keen to learn however.
Networking Experience:
- Assigning static IP's to devices
- Run a home micro server for media, shared resources etc
- Setup dyndns account for easy access from outside home
- Confident with port forwarding
I currently live and work in Bangkok Thailand. The internet speed is not too bad on my DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem 15M connection, however the ISP (True) modem / router is appalling. A Technicolor (Thomson) 7200.
I recently treated myself due to poor wifi and gaming lag issues in my home to an Asus AC88U and am excited by the range of features it brings (time machine backup, printing, QOS, wifi AC etc).
Unfortunately I am having issues partly understanding the networking theory / best route to take in my setup and partly with the poor ISP cable modem / router. This coupled with the language barrier here in Thailand meaning ISP tech support is almost a dead end.
Essentially I am 90% sure I am going to run into double NAT issues (please correct me on anything I have understood wrongly) as my ISP modem / router is acting as a DHCP and also my new Asus, both handling IP addresses. My Asus modem is complaining about the WAN IP not being an external IP address as it is simply being given a local IP by the ISP modem / router.
The ISP Technicolor 7200 modem / router does not appear to have a Bridge mode, and with the ISP custom firmware the few guides I have found online for changing MIB etc to enable the option simply doesn't work.
I have found a DMZ setting, and tried adding the local IP address of the Asus router, but I did not notice anything different? How would I know is this worked?
I am at a bit of a loss as to what to do / try next. Ideally I would like to take as much management as possible away from the Technicolor and hand it to the ASUS, but am starting to think this is wishful thinking. I guess my next step would be to look into port forwarding WAN connections from my ISP modem / router to my new ASUS router and then onto the home server. No idea if this would work?
What I want from my network setup:
- RDP access from outside the home
- Access to my home server outside the home for Blue Iris security camera software
- Minimise any lag / latency issues for PC gaming via wifi
Cheers
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