I just switched from Road Runner to Verizon DSL. I registered a DNS name from DynDns.org and all was just great when I had Road Runner. Personal Web Server and FTP stuff worked. I could remote desktop to my PC from outside the router, no problems.

With Verizon, I obviously have internet access, i know my IP address and that is updated with dyndns.org all well and good. However, when I visit my web address, it can't connect. Looking at my routers status page, it shows the WAN IP as a 192.168.xxx.xxx. Shouldn't that be my "outside world" IP and not a local one? Does the DSL modem act as a router and cause my router to have a local address? I'm using a Westell 6100 DSL Modem that Verizon sent. None of my router settings have changed since having Road Runner and now it doesn't work. Any ideas on what to try? My ports are all set right with the router, etc.

Oh yeah, my router is a D-Link DI-704P if that helps any...

10/1/2005 10:57:58 AM

not to get off the subject of the thread that you created but i was wondering if you could give some feedback on this verizon service

like the cost and speed over road runner...i've had road runner since 99 and i really and getting tired of its shitty service

10/1/2005 11:03:01 AM

no problem...well, it is cheaper than Road Runner...I'm paying 19.99 for 3 month and then 29.99 thereafter. 3 mbps down/768 kbps up. Seems more responsive than Road Runner so far. Road Runner seemed to have some Latency issues (seemed like it for me anyways). The raw download speed is about half of what Road Runner is, but I'm not worried. Still able to download stuff about 300 KB/sec, so I'm happy.

10/1/2005 11:28:00 AM

wow, thanks, i'm gonna tell my roomate to switch...i wish i could get 300kb/s

10/1/2005 11:30:02 AM

Results from Speakeasy Broadband Speed Test (Washington, DC Server):

Last Result:
Download Speed: 2746 kbps (343.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 676 kbps (84.5 KB/sec transfer rate)

Edit: Downloading an Office Service Pack at 337 KB/sec...

[Edited on October 1, 2005 at 12:01 PM. Reason : download test 2]

10/1/2005 11:57:31 AM

Thats TWC RR in Raleigh

I like how you have better upload though.

Last Result:
Download Speed: 4703 kbps (587.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 359 kbps (44.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

10/1/2005 12:14:10 PM

THey gave you a dsl modem with a built in router.

They do this to handle the PPPoE coming from the modem so you dont have to do it in software on your computer.

Obviously you already have a router capable of doing this so it essentially what your network looks like now is.

interweb -> dsl modem -> dsl router -> your router -> your network.

In your case the dsl modem -> dsl router is one device (the thing you got from verizon).

So this is why your router has a 192.168.x.x address.

Possible solutions are:

Get a plain DSL modem without router from Verizon.

or

Attempt to login to the router on the dsl modem using the gateway listed on your router.

10/1/2005 12:23:22 PM

When BellSouth gave me a router/modem combo I was able to login to the modem configuration and disable DHCP and PPPoE and basically turn the device into a 'passthrough' device, and let my regular router handle the PPPoE and everything else

10/1/2005 2:15:59 PM

nevermind...i found the default name and password...should be able to configure it now...

[Edited on October 1, 2005 at 6:16 PM. Reason : should have googled prior to posting...]

10/1/2005 6:12:25 PM

^ what type of modem/router did Verizon give you? Most likely you will need to get the username/password from them. But maybe you can find it online, check the dslreports.com forums.

10/1/2005 6:14:44 PM

just call em up, that's what they're there for

10/1/2005 6:15:09 PM

i found the username and password for the modem and tried following some instructions to make it a "dumb modem" and act as a bridge, but all it does it end up killing my end connection to the outside world. Since it has a router built in, I'm trying to set the modem's router to forward port 80 and 21 (http and ftp) to my ethernet router which forwards ports 80 and 21 to my computer's local IP...should work right? nope. for some damn reason, when I type in my web address I set up with dyndns.com (not .org anymore), it says it can't find the server. i dunno...stupid crap

10/1/2005 7:40:37 PM

^ when you made it a "dumb modem" did you also setup pppoe on your own router or PC connected to it??

10/2/2005 1:28:43 PM

setting it up as a bridge would be the best way to accomplish what you want.


that being said though, couldn't you just add the "real" router into the modem/pseudo.router's DMZ zone? Or create a 1:1 NAT on the modem with respect to the router's ip.


*shrug*...google

</$ .02>

10/3/2005 3:09:34 AM

here's the latest for anyone that might give a terd...I've set the ports I need open on both routers and they point to my computer. I try to use my dns name on my local computer and it doesn't work. I use it on a computer outside my routers (work computer) and it works...I'm good with that...I'm not sure why it won't let me use my dns name to preview my hosted website, but it is functional now...thanks for the suggestions TWW!

10/5/2005 10:30:42 PM

^ you can't use a public IP to access services from within a private network.


Fix your setup, you don't want to be routing twice

10/6/2005 7:58:53 PM