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@TheRealRaiden wrote:

However, I also have a few questions:

If I put the Netopia router in bridge mode, does the RT-N56U have to perform PPPoE authentication? If so, what are the exact VCI and VPI configurations so that PPP authentication works well?

You have VDSL, which is controlled via DHCP at Swisscom. So you don’t need a PPP Crendential

If I want to connect the STV wirelessly to the RT-N56U, which hardware is best suited for this? Wireless connection kit for STV from Swisscom?

Absolutely. “Free” connection kits usually cause problems with multicast and QoS

What if I want to put the Netopia router back into the old normal mode, how do I do that if it is already in bridge mode?

Reset (press the ballpoint pen into the hole on the back for ₂₀ seconds) or via Telnet

Thank you for your quick reply…

That means: simply put the Netopia in bridge mode and connect the Asus router at the back and it will then automatically be assigned the public IP address from Swisscom?

For the wireless connection between Asus router and STV:

That means I should use this hardware: http://shop.swisscom.ch/onlineshop/Pages/ProductDetail/ProductDetail.aspx?cat=OS_TV_DVB-T_und_Radio&subcat=OS_TV_Zubehoer&id=0000000000100317 31

And just connect this device to the back of the STV box? Do I have to configure the receiver somehow or is this all done via the WPS button!?

That means: simply put the Netopia in bridge mode and connect the Asus router at the back and it will then automatically be assigned the public IP address from Swisscom?

>>>>this is what happens when you configure the ASUS WAN side Ethernet/DHCP

For the wireless connection between Asus router and STV:

That means I should use this hardware: [http://shop.swisscom.ch/onlineshop/Pages/ProductDetail/ProductDetail.aspx?cat=OS\_TV\_DVB-T\_und\_Radio&…](http://shop.swiss com.ch/onlineshop/Pages/ProductDetail/ProductDetail.aspx?cat=OS_TV_DVB-T_und_Radio&subcat=OS_TV_Zubehoer&id=000000000010031731)

**>>>>preferably yes, but a pair of devices, i.e. the DUO package
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And just connect this device to the back of the STV box? Do I have to configure the receiver somehow or is this all done via the WPS button!?

>>>It is recommended that you get a pair of these devices for optimal connection. I doubt that it will work satisfactorily with the Wi-Fi part of the ASUS.

This means the DUO package from the Swisscom Shop. http://shop.swisscom.ch/onlineshop/Pages/ProductDetail/ProductDetail.aspx?cat=OS_TV_DVB-T_und_Radio&subcat=OS_TV_Zubehoer&id=0000000000100317 30

greetings, o.s.t.

Thank you very much for your help!

Do I have to activate the IPTV (wired) mode on my ASUS router on the Ethernet port that is connected to the connection kit, or multi-cast routing via wireless? (See my previous post with the answer and screenshots from ASUS)

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@TheRealRaiden wrote:

Do I have to activate the IPTV (wired) mode on my ASUS router on the Ethernet port that is connected to the connection kit, or multi-cast routing via wireless? (See my previous post with the answer and screenshots from ASUS)

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I would say that if you don’t connect SCTV via the WLAN part of the ASUS, but rather connect the Swisscom kit to the ASUS using a LAN cable, that means “wired” in relation to the ASUS. But as I always say: “Try makes you wise” 🙂

east.

OK! Thanks for the info!!!

@TheRealRaiden

Thanks for the screenshots.

Please let us know whether the SCTV box works properly via this router.

I would be interested to know what the router does when selecting the IPTV STB port.

@TheRealRaiden

Have you been able to test this yet? Does it work? That’s why I now have my router in AP mode because SCTV didn’t work like that.

@swissmaster

So it works for me without any problems.

For info:

SCTV connected to RT-N56U via Ethernet cable, IPTV activated on the port…

Unfortunately I haven’t tried the connection kit, I’m more of a fan of wired connections…they’re safer

I’m amazed that Asus provides proactive support here 😄

Are you sure the bridge mode worked? I ask because you no longer have bridge mode with the current firmware.

Greetings elchoer

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@elchoer wrote:

Are you sure the bridge mode worked? I ask because you no longer have bridge mode with the current firmware.

Greetings elchoer

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Yes, I’m sure because I still have the old Netopia (the white one with the visible antenna on the side), I don’t know what firmware it has, but I was able to select the bridge mode in a drop-down menu without any problems. The router reboots and only the DSL LED lights up, but not the Internet Link LED.

The Asus router connected behind the Netopia receives the public IP address, the gateway and the DNS server information from Swisscom.

So in my opinion the bridge mode works, but in my case it doesn’t work properly…

Any idea?

Hello everyone, I tried it a long time ago and unfortunately had to make the same disappointing conclusion. Swisscom TV worked relatively smoothly, but I kept having problems or interruptions when accessing the internet with all clients. That’s why my Netopia router is no longer in Bridget mode and the Asus router is back in AP mode; too bad. By the way, about the bridget mode from netopia. You can reconnect your PC to the Netopia via cable and set the IP address of the PC manually, then you can still access the Netopia device despite bridget mode

@swissmaster: you can still leave your Asus router in routing mode without putting it in AP mode… All you have to do is select a different network (subnet for those in the know 🙂 ) for your Asus router.

For me, for example, it’s like this:

• Netopia: Subnet 192.168.1.0 /24 (24 = 255.255.255.0) @IP: 192.168.1.1
• Asus router: Subnet 192.168.2.0 /24 with @IP: 192.168.2.1

As you can see, these two are not on the same subnet and so you can route between their respective networks.

Thanks for the tip, I didn’t know that. And have you also activated ip passthrough on netopia? Is everything running smoothly? For example, for port forwarding, do you have to set something on both devices or can you only make all the settings on the Asus device? Speaking of which: what does the 24 mean after the IP and the subnet mask in brackets?

@swissmaster: you need to give your asus router a name (hostname), one that is easily recognizable…

Change the network on Asus as explained to e.g. 192.168.2.1

Connect the two routers to each other as follows: Netopia Lan Port (One of the 4, no matter which one) -> Asus WAN Port (or Internet Port)…

Restart both routers…

Connect to Netopia using a web browser -> Expert Mode -> Configure -> IP Passthrough (or comparable name in German) and select the previously defined Asus router name from the list.

Restart Netopia and voila!

You can then configure everything on the Asus router!

Greetings TheRealRaiden

If the asus doesn’t always work behind the bridge (partial failures of around 3 minutes?) it could indicate that the igmp proxy is not working properly. I can imagine that the streams are not left clean and the Anschluss is streamed densely.

If IP forwarding is used in Netopia, its igmp proxy is still active, so it could possibly. still have an impact.

Thank you for the explanation, I will test this and hope that everything works as it should afterwards. In my opinion, Netopia’s Bridget mode is no good at all, I have no idea why that is technically. First of all, thank you very much…

@TuxOne: Thanks for your explanations… Can I somehow correct or circumvent this problem (via configuration) in order to use bridge mode?