Bridging Configuration - D-Link DSL-302G User Manual

Your ISP uses protocols that require bridging with your LAN. The device can be configured to appear
as a bridge when communicating with your ISP, while continuing to provide Modem functionality for
your LAN.
Your LAN may include computers that communicate using "layer-3" protocols other than the Internet
Protocol. These include IPX® and AppleTalk®. In this case, the device can be configured to act as a
bridge for packets that use these protocols while continuing to serve as a Modem for IP data.

Bridging Configuration

To add or change bridge configuration settings, log into the Configuration Manager and click on the Bridging
button in the Bridging folder.
To define Bridge settings for a new virtual connection, click the Add button. To delete an existing setting, click
the trashcan ( ) for that set.
To enable bridging, you simply specify the device interfaces on which you want to bridge data, and then enable
bridging mode by clicking the Enable option.
Click the Submit button to save the settings in temporary memory. When you are done making changes to the
configuration settings, open the Commit & Reboot menu and click the Commit button to save your changes to
permanent memory.
Note
DSL-302G ADSL Modem User's Guide
Bridge Configuration Menu
If you enable bridging on an interface that has already been assigned an IP
address, then it is considered IP-enabled and will route (rather than bridge) IP
packets received on the interface. The interface will bridge non-IP data it
receives, however.
You can determine whether the Ethernet (eth-0) and USB (usb-0) interfaces
have been assigned IP addresses by displaying the IP Address Table (display
the Routing tab, then click IP Addr). These interfaces will display in the table
only if they have been assigned IP addresses.
You can check whether the eoa-0 interface has been assigned an IP address
by displaying the EOA configuration table (display the WAN tab, and then click
EOA). If the Config IP Address field is empty and the Use DHCP field contains
the word Disable, then no IP address has been assigned.
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