Port Forwarding + Airport Extreme + Netopia 2241N-VGx = Disaster

[IMcD23]

Hey guys, I have a question,

A few months ago, my ISP gave me a new Netopia 2241N-VGx and hooked it up to my setup of: Internet->Netopia->Airport Extreme (Draft-N)->PCs and macs. This modem has HORRIBLE port forwarding along with other things! I need the modem because the AE doesn't have a modem. This is why I want to switch over the controls to the AE and just have the Internet pass through the modem into the AE. Is it possible to do that, I don't need specific instructions, just what to turn on and off and such. Any help is appreciated.

IMcD23

 

[WildPalms]

What you need to do is put the modem into bridging mode. It is probably in routing mode out of the box.

 

[IMcD23]

Any idea how? Should I turn off NAT? DHCP? DNS? What?

 

[WildPalms]

Ok, this link: http://www.nemontel.net/DSLModem/netopia_2241n.php is for a specific ISP but does cover the process of setting up the modem in bridged mode. Substitute the ISP specific values for your own ISP.

The documentation here: http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/documentation.html (http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/manuals/SoftwareUserGuideV77-Clsc.pdf) is more detailed.