Hi all
My first day equipment is on the way.
I have a smc8014wg from my isp will this work with RB/450g this is all new to me.
Do I just run eithernet cable from smc router to RB/450g and install from there.
IM worried about 192.168.0.1 in use by smc router not sure if I can change it or not.

Will check back in with more ? im sure when parts come in.

had nothing but problems with those smc8014s. Comcast? It seems like you cannot bridge or simply route the traffic, its always in the middle with NAT and its other features that are half ass implemented. Its connection table is less than 500 probably and loses things all the time. If you have a choice get something else.

Yes I was thinking this smc router would be a problem not sure what else they have and afraid to ask isp. they have a modem only then i use my own router if that would be better.

thanks for reply

ok how would I bridge this router to rb450 I have made connection witrh it to internet not sure how or why at this time but yes i think it did start and stop often.
So this coulds be why router on router hummmmmmm

I checked the manual and couldn't find the settings for a bridge mode. I would change the device to a modem without wifi and which can be set up in a bridge mode.

Alternatively the best shoot is probably to disable DHCP and firewall and choose a network different from your LAN after the RG450 and put your RG450G in the DMZ.

example:

In the SMC choose LAN to be 10.10.0.1 / 255.255.255.0 disable DHCP and firewall and setup DMZ as 10.10.0.10

Then set up your RB450 ether1 (as the wan side) interface with a fixed IP to connect to the DMZ

it sucks, but may work

/ip address add address=10.0.0./24 interface=Public
/ip dns set primary-dns=10.10.0.1 allow-remote-requests=yes
/ip firewall nat add chain=srcnat action=masquerade out-interface=Ether2
/ip route add gateway=10.0.0.1

Set ether2 as your master lan interface and set ether3-ether5 as slaves

/ ip pool add name=dhcp-pool ranges=192.168.0.50-192.168.0.200
/ ip dhcp-server network add address=192.168.0.0/24 gateway=192.168.0.1
/ ip dhcp-server add interface=ether2 address-pool=dhcp-pool

the firewall could be something like this

/ip firewall filter
add action=drop chain=forward comment="" connection-state=invalid disabled=no
add action=accept chain=forward comment="" connection-state=established disabled=no
add action=accept chain=forward comment="" connection-state=related disabled=no
add action=accept chain=forward comment="" disabled=no dst-port=7345-7346 protocol=tcp
add action=accept chain=forward comment="" disabled=no dst-port=20-21 protocol=tcp
add action=accept chain=forward comment="" connection-state=new disabled=no src-address=192.168.0.0/24
add action=log chain=forward comment="" disabled=no dst-address=192.168.0.0/24 log-prefix=UNWANTED src-address=\
!192.168.0.0/24
add action=drop chain=forward comment="" disabled=no dst-address=192.168.0.0/24 src-address=192.168.0.0/24
add action=accept chain=input comment="" disabled=no dst-port=22 protocol=tcp src-address=192.168.0.0/24
add action=log chain=input comment="" disabled=no dst-port=22 log-prefix="" protocol=tcp
add action=drop chain=input comment="" disabled=no dst-port=22 protocol=tcp



I am probably missing something, but I hope it may offer some help with your set up.

PS. To enter above rules just start winbox and start a "new terminal" window and paste the lines with the rules that you want to enter.

ok pilgram will do whats best can go to there modem only and use mikrotik instead if that can be bridged better.

can change with isp at anytime but will loose my wireless connection till I get mikrotik working.