Bridge mode

MaxUK

Are any Swisscom Routers Bridgeable?

bitracer

Unfortunately not.

You can use the DMZ/Port forwarding trick, but it's not the same.

MaxUK

Thanks.

So no Swisscom for me 🙂

Any Idea which providers support this?

Was no problem with UPC.

bitracer

It depends on the router and features the firmware implements. You can run your own router with Swisscom too.

Here you'll find some instructions:

https://www.swisscom.ch/en/residential/help/device/internet/external-router.html

r00t

Hi @MaxUK

I'm using a pfSense behind my Internetbox - works like a charm with the DMZ-mode mentioned by @bitracer. This forwards every incoming request to your router - just like in bridge mode. The only difference is, that the public IP is not directly configured on the WAN interface of the Firewall/Router.

May I ask you for your usecase that would not work with this setup?

Best,

r00t