Re: [PLUG] New Comcast wireless modem with old Buffalo wireless router

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

Cool. Hopefully those will be obvious settings once I hook it up?

On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 08:18:13PM -0500, Eric Lucas wrote:
> I always disable the wireless in the (vendor-provided) router.
> If possible, just configure it to pass-through the external IP to the
> LAN network interface on the router and then just configure your
> Buffalo WAN to use that.
> 
> I've done that for both Comcast and Verizon in years past.
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 7:36 PM, Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've been a Comcast internet customer since 2012.  Recently they told
> > me my old modem will longer be supported after January, and a few days
> > ago they sent me a brand new XB3 modem.
> >
> > Currently I've got my old modem plugged into a Buffalo WZR-600DHP
> > AirStation running DD-WRT.  I've got a desktop and a laptop plugged
> > into its RJ-45 ports, and it also handles a bunch of wireless devices.
> >
> > I'm concerned because this new modem is also a wireless router.  If I
> > just replace the old modem with the new one, will everything still
> > work?  Or do I need to consolidate and move all my settings from the
> > Buffalo router onto the Comcast device?  Has anyone tried this before?
> > I'm also concerned that if I mess anything up, the old modem will have
> > been deactivated and I won't easily be able to fall back once I start.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Walt
> >
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