Transparent Bridging And Ip Addresses - Alcatel Speed Touch Wireless User Manual

11.2.1

Transparent Bridging and IP Addresses

IP vs. Bridging
Typical Bridging Setup
Using TCP/IP and
Bridging
Local IP communication
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Basically, Bridging does not require any IP address at all: neither
in your PC(s), nor in your STWireless.
However, in case of Internet access or private IP networking, your
PC(s) must be configured for TCP/IP .
In most cases, your SP will require you to use DHCP for your PC.
In this case the DHCP server is at the remote side of the ADSL
connection. Therefore, also your STWireless's DHCP server must
be disabled.
As you can see in the following figure, this typical configuration
setup, illustrates the transparency of the Bridging packet service:
Internet
Access Point
DHCP Server
Your SP may:
Provide you with an IP address
"
Require you to use DHCP .
"
Alternatively, a second but Private IP address can be manually
configured for local IP communication. It depends on your OS
whether it supports this combination.
e.g. Microsoft supports Logical Multihoming via Registry keys.
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