Hello -
I just got CL gig service installed. I want to use my own router (the Asus RT-AC66U) rather than the router bundled with the Technicolor C2000t modem supplied by CL. This is proving to be a problem for me. I apologize in advance for my lack of sophisticated understanding of these issues.
Note: I also signed up for Prism TV; as a result, the c2000t is using IPoE rather than PPPoE.
My previous setup was cable internet, with the Asus router acting as DHCP server, and two Asus RT-AC53U routers acting as access points (with MOCA connection to the router).
During install, I told the installers that I wanted to continue with this setup, so they turned off the wireless radio in the modem. However, a problem immediately arose in that the modem was still set to act as DHCP server, thereby conflicting with the router. This is complicated by the fact that the modem uses 192.168.0.1 to 254, while the Asus router uses 192.168.1.1 to 254. (This seems to mean that they are on different subnets?)
The upshot of this was the following: The Asus router was able to connect to the Internet through the c2000t modem, and it was assigned an IP address by the modem. However, the two access points were no longer able to act as such for the Asus router because (according to an error message I got during attempts to configure them) the Internet and router were on different subnets.
According to CL GPON support, the c2000t has to act as DHCP server for the Prism TV to work, so that seems to eliminate using the c2000t in bridge mode? The Asus router still works in router mode (as opposed to access point mode). In access point mode wifi speed seems to take a big hit.
Bottom line: I'd like to get my previous setup (router and 2 access points) working again with the CL modem. If anyone can offer any advice for how I can get this all working, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks!
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