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Hi Giles
Thanks for the explanation. It doesn't have a modem and therefore
cannot handle ADSL. If I switch the Netgear into Modem mode, will
that stop the Draytek from working please? I am trying to put this
into logical steps. Thanks
On 06/11/2018 7:22 pm, Giles Coochey
wrote:
On 06/11/2018 18:58, Richard Brown wrote:
Hi
Thanks for all the replies thus far. My goal today was to
install the hardware and make it work which it is now doing.
Thus far I have switched off wifi on the Netgear and it is now
cabling into the Draytek which is providing wifi around the
house. It is nice having numerous device connected and no lag!
So, it would be easy for me to sit back and admire what has been
accomplished but I believe some might suggest to do more!
Can I have a vote please? Safest option is to leave it be but I
am already aware of the router's power capability. So leave be
or switch Netgear into modem mode and then configure the Draytek
to do all the work. I must admit that I am tending towards that.
It means the Draytek could be left on if or when we get cable or
fibre. It would be an easy install.
Can Giles explain a bit more about PPPoE please?
So at the moment you are in a situation where your clients obtain
an IP Address from the Draytek, which translates it to the Draytek
IP address and passes the traffic to the Netgear which translates
it to the address on your ADSL line. This multiple number of
translations adds a certain amount of unnecessary transitions and
could hinder certain types of network access (protocols relying on
uPNP might not work, and set up of remote access connections
inbound from the Internet would be more involved).
By turning your Netgear into modem mode it will use a process
called PPP or PPPoA (PPP over ATM, which ADSL uses) to connect to
the WAN port (your ISP provider). In modem mode you can pass this
process username, password, VPI, VCI, directly over to PPPoE (PPP
over Ethernet). It essentially means that the the Netgear ceases
to be a router (at the moment it is still routing), and the
Draytek will get a real-world IP address, meaning that there are
fewer NAT translations for your access to the Internet, the
Netgear becomes a simpler device and you can concentrate on doing
everything on the Draytek.
As you say, you have everything working, so if it isn't causing an
issue for you then you can continue as you are, but the Netgear in
modem mode --> Draytek Firewall would be a superior (in my
opinion) set up. No hurry if you're not experiencing a problem.
I'm not as familiar with Draytek kit as some might have been
assuming, I'm using a BT Openreach modem, and have a Cisco ASA
running PPPoE to that, then a small world reachable static subnet
and another Cisco ASA which fronts my home/small business
network(s). So I have some idea about the PPPoE setup, but not
specific to Draytek (I am interested in Draytek though, so if
anyone has any hardware?)
Does the Draytek have an ADSL interface, just wondering whether it
can do everything and then you can completely lose the Netgear?
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