Hi,
Virgin media have sent me a router/modem combined as my standalone modem failed on me. It has very few options and no bridge mode (it has dmz. dhcp and port forwarding) which creates a problem for me as I was using Astaro as my main firewall The virgin combi is really pretty awful so I still want Astaro in the loop. I have put astaro into bridge via the astaro webadmin ---interfacers and routing----bridge mode, but I am unsure whether it is correct, so need some advice.
Currently the router/modem combined has an ip address of 192.168.0.1. It has dhcp enabled and is giving Astaro an ip address of 192.168.0.2 which is directly connected to it via a single RJ45e cable.
Astaro is also configured with dhcp enabled and has been put into bridge mode. It is connected to a 4 port switch (by a single RJ45e) which is then connected to 3 pc`s all with ip addresses of 192.168.0.03/04/05 respectively.
Is this correct?, should astaro have dhcp enabled at all?. If the router/modem combi is handing out ip addresses. Packet filter on astaro internal--any--any. Should I use the DHCP default gateway address in astaro for pc1,2 and 3 as the router/modem 192.168.0.1 or the astaro one 192.168.0.2 and also should astaro default gateway be itself 192.168.0.2 or the router/modem.
I Would really appreciate some clarification on this and any suggestions to correctly configure it.
Thankyou
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