Does anybody have specific instructions on how to bridge the Westell 9100 EM?
I have read that thread from dslreports. Unfortunately, that is not the exact same router that I have, so the instructions do not match up. I have not found a thread that specifically explains how to bridge the Westell 9100 em. Still searching for someone that has made it work with some specific instructions.
Thanks,
EL
Here is a screenshot of the main coax connection properties.
The COAX LAN WIRELESS is already bridged. If you want you can just turn off the DHCP on the router and do DHCP and/or PPPOE from the other router. LAN to LAN. You do not need to use the WAN Ethernet port or the WAN COAX Port. Do not use the WAN at all on the Westell. That is what I did with my Actiontec. Keep it simple and see if it works. But if you use the COAX from the ONT and not Ethernet then there could be issues.
If you do not have TV service and use COAX on the WAN for your connection you could just disable the COAX WAN and it would just be a coax LAN port and all is bridged.
If it's that easy I'll be thrilled.
So, turn DHCP off on the Westell, turn it on on my router (Apple Airport Extreme), connect the Airport WAN port to a LAN port on the Westell?
But won't I still be double-NATed?
I'll try it tonight and post back here.
@acitrano wrote: If it's that easy I'll be thrilled. So, turn DHCP off on the Westell, turn it on on my router (Apple Airport Extreme), connect the Airport WAN port to a LAN port on the Westell?But won't I still be double-NATed?I'll try it tonight and post back here.
You will not be double NATed if you do not use the WAN port on the Westell. If the WAN port is not used then the Westell router portion will not be used. I had my COAX bridged to my LAN and wireless on the Actiontec, and LAN on the Actiontec was issued IPs from my other router. I did not used the WAN on the Verizon router at all. The COAX is just a bridge if you do not use the WAN. I guess if your ONT is connected to the router only with COAX it should still work the same if you disable the COAX WAN and only have it set up for MOCA LAN. Your airport should get the WAN address from the COAX MOCA bridge. If the WAN is turned off on the COAX. The STBs for TV get their IP the same way though the COAX LAN. You can try it. Your Airport would need to get it's WAN address from Verizon be it DHCP or PPPOE depending on your location.
One other item is if you do this your Westell wireless will not work because it needs an address and can not get it from the ONT because it is bridged and the Airport will not issue IP addresses through the WAN. You would render your Westell wireless useless and it would need to be disabled. I had my Actiontec LAN to my Routers LAN and the bridge was on the inside of my routers LAN network. But it you have COAX for IP on the ONT to your router your setup would be different, and you could not use the wireless in the Westell.
