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Phone Ports work in Bridged Mode?

  • 21-09-2019 5:09pm
    #1
    mcquaim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I am looking to upgrade the WiFi in my folks house to use a mesh system.

    However, they have their home phone connected in via the back of the Eir router. They have Eir FTTH broadband.

    To add the mesh WiFi to the house I'd need to put the Eir router into bridged mode but I'm wondering if the telephone ports on the back of the Eir router work when it's switched to Bridged Mode?

    Also, I'm wondering if the LAN ports work too, I might need to use 1 of them also. I think I tried this before a few years back and they did but I'm not 100% sure...

    Cheers,
    Mac


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  • #2
    tsue921i8wljb3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,017 ✭✭✭tsue921i8wljb3


    If your mesh system supports VLAN tagging on WAN you should not need to bridge. Set it for VLAN 10 on the WAN and it should work.

    The phone is going to be an issue either way. I doubt if it works in bridge mode but I've never tried it. One poster has connected the eir router behind another router and the phone apparently works with some port forwarding. Here is the explanation:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110875525&postcount=9622

    I don't think you can use the LAN ports on a bridged device. Wouldn't the LAN ports be outside of your mesh network rendering them useless?


  • #3
    mcquaim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭mcquaim


    Parker Unkempt Grid wrote: »
    If your mesh system supports VLAN tagging on WAN you should not need to bridge. Set it for VLAN 10 on the WAN and it should work.

    The phone is going to be an issue either way. I doubt if it works in bridge mode but I've never tried it. One poster has connected the eir router behind another router and the phone apparently works with some port forwarding. Here is the explanation:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110875525&postcount=9622

    I don't think you can use the LAN ports on a bridged device. Wouldn't the LAN ports be outside of your mesh network rendering them useless?

    Hi there,

    So, after a bit of tinkering today I figured out it's not possible to use the phone Ports on the F2000 router when it's in Bridged Mode.

    So, the only viable option for me was to turn off the WiFi on the F2000 and then put the Tenda Mesh devices into bridged mode and leaving DHCP in the hands of the F2000.

    Thankfully it appears to be working just fine.

    Cheers,
    Mac


  • #4
    leex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,233 ✭✭✭leex


    Parker Unkempt Grid wrote: »
    If your mesh system supports VLAN tagging on WAN you should not need to bridge. Set it for VLAN 10 on the WAN and it should work.

    The phone is going to be an issue either way. I doubt if it works in bridge mode but I've never tried it. One poster has connected the eir router behind another router and the phone apparently works with some port forwarding. Here is the explanation:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110875525&postcount=9622

    I don't think you can use the LAN ports on a bridged device. Wouldn't the LAN ports be outside of your mesh network rendering them useless?

    I followed the advice on your link some months ago and all is working fine. I have a new router replacing the Eir device and have Eir device connected to it with port forwarding configured. Voice is working fine.


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