Route all static IPs via one connection

[paullyons21]

Hi,

I'm sure this has been asked but can't seem to find an exact answer and I'm thinking the 2wire 2701HGV-C doesn't support it.

Our setup is the BT 2wire for connecting to the DSL and then a Watchguard XTM device behind as the firewall, we have 5 static IP addresses and what I want to be able to do is have just one external connection from the watchguard to the 2wire and route all the IP addresses via this.

I can setup the multiple IP's on the Watchguard for a single interface but the 2wire of course if I only connect one network cable thinks it only has one connection active.

Is it possible to route all static IP's via one Ethernet connection using this router? or do we require another router?

Thanks,

Paul

[jaketehcatuk]

If you've got a Watchguard XTM, you should be able to remove the 2wire from the link and configure your XTM to connect to the internet via PPPOE. 

This link explains how to do it: - 

http://www.watchguard.com/help/docs/wsm/11/en-us/content/en-us/networksetup/ext_interface_about_c.ht...

Once you've done that, all your static IP's can be used on your XTM.

I've done a similar thing with my Juniper firewall.

[paullyons21]

Thanks jaketehcatuk

How have you connected your Juniper though? We have a standard line in for the ADSL with a micro filter so no option to connect the watchguard directly to the line as no RJ45 connection. We need something in between or would an RJ45 to ADSL convertor do the trick and connect via PPPOE as you suggest?

Thanks

[jaketehcatuk]

Ah...didn't twig you were on standard ADSL.

OK - bridge mode what you need.  Basically, putting the 2-Wire into bridge mode will mean that it will handle the connection and pass traffic back and fourth between your devices and the internet.

Once done, you will need to connect the WAN port on your XTM to the 2-Wire and allocate all of your external IP addresses to the XTM.  If the BT network is behaving as it should, and the 2-Wire behaves as it should, your XTM should be able to see the internet.

(all of this worked for me when I was using BE as my ISP)

[jaketehcatuk]

just been doing some digging for you on how BT do things with this.

after you've put the 2-Wire into bridge mode, you will still need to set your XTM to use PPPOE to connect to the internet.