Speaker 1
This is links is technical support calling. This call is recorded for quality assurance. Uh, Hi, Phillip, this is followform links is custom assurance team level two. And, uh, yes, this is just a quick um conversation with Philip. OK, cuz, um, mostly it's going to be on the AT&T. And then, uh, how was it? Were they able to uh open the ports, sir? Hmm. Yes. Yes, it's correct. Hmm. Okay.
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Speaker 2
[silence] What [silence] Oh hell no. And then they started blaming you. Well I hear it's because of a third party app. Oh no bull shit. It is not because of a third party app because level two technical support had me disable it. It's set up in a bridge mode. It is no more than a uh it's just it's no more than a switch. That's all it is. It's a switch. [inaudible] [inaudible] and I unplugged it out of the back of the CGW 452 and I plugged it down into the network.
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Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. Okay. [silence] Okay. Yeah, the reason I called back earlier, 'cause pretty much that's it. device working fine for years, you need to open the ports. Yes, you have to because they are 2D HCP. So, I think you don't have to open it anymore when we have only one DHCP and that is the AT&T. So I'm not sure if that's a requirement for that device, Philip, but if it is, then it has to be opened.
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Speaker 2
Oh, yeah. Yeah. And you can't open them. Because if you go on port forwarding, and you check to see if that port is open, it's not open. It's closed. It times out. So my apps, they don't connect. So when I go to connect the Crestron app to like turn lights on or off or do whatever I need to do, can't do it, can't set the alarm. So everything has to be done manual again, which is fine for now, but it's like, you know, you put all this automation in here, and one dumb little modem is holding it all up. That's not good.
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Speaker 1
Okay, um, uh, it just, uh, for um, reference uh for us, the level two, that um, whenever um, a node is plugged into um, gateway, modem and you want to change the IP, it can't be changed or it will have a conflict to it because um, the um, this particular model, uh, modem has IP pass through. [silence] So, uh, it took a while for us to identify that and realize that, okay, you don't have to, if you can't change the IP and, um, the gateway has a DHCP, then why not have the links into a bridge mode, uh, so that the AT&T will serve us the DHCP provider. So, uh, I have to quit. Mhm. Yeah, I'm still processing those and UBT understand why that is. Okay, thank you. All right.
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Speaker 2
Oh, no. So you're creating a ticket for that. But here's my next question. I'm going to go home and I'm going to have.
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Speaker 1
Okay. That's still, um, that's very familiar with that, uh, IP pass through. Okay, that is also a IP pass through, by the way. So, um, you can have it on a DHCP, same thing, and then you can just give it a shot, okay, if you can open the ports for that. Okay? Mhm. Mhm. It's not really that a problem, it's just that, um, it's a product designed by that, uh, BGW. Okay, because, um, the, uh, it's like this. Welcome
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Speaker 2
Got the same problem. I was going to work on it tomorrow, but I can't. I'm going to work on it the next day. So I have a BGW-320-500. It's a AT&T router. and does it work? Okay. Okay. I'll try to do that and I'll try to open the ports because that's what I'm going to work on next. It's basically setting up the exact same system that we did with a different modem. I just didn't know. Do you ever have problems with that or no? Uh-huh.
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Speaker 1
uh, plane modem is receiving an ip address from the internet service provider, it starts with 72th these are public ip address. Now for this type of model from BGW um, they give that it's a public ip address. However, in the the modem side, it um, uh gives out a private ip address. uh, in your case, the 192.168.1.1.2, right? You can assign it there. So, um, is this that the link says when it's connected to a ip pass through uh device, uh you cannot change the ip address because it will go down. So, um, uh, that's kind of it's is not a problem, it's just that uh this is how it behaves whenever um the length is is connected to this type of modem. So, um, and as uh as a lesson learned
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Speaker 2
Ok, ok. So what should I do at my house? Should I put it into a bridge mode there as well?
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Speaker 1
Uh, for the BGW, the option there is called IP pass through, okay? So, the only way you can, yes, exactly. Exactly. That's why when you, I saw the the um interface of that, oh, this is IP pass through. Um, it's it's already in the bridge mode, but uh that type of modem, I mean that's, LINT modest, is just that um, it's how it's designed sir. Okay? So, um, I'd like if you notice for the Lynx is when we set it to bridge mode, the bridge mode is really a bridge mode, right? Um, it, it's totally off. You've seen the the the interface of the the paired node. You don't uh see much options there because the DHCP has been disabled. So, for this type of modem, the bridge mode is a, in a uh, it how do I describe this? I've researched this one way back
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Speaker 2
that's- that's what i had on this one too they're both made by the same company the
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Speaker 1
it um sees the public uh uh public IP address outside but within the router or the device is connected to it they receive a public I private IP address so um yeah and uh somehow if links this is connected to that um IP pass through uh as apparent node or a router um if you want to change the IP address it's gonna go offline because it recognizes the private IP behind the modem instead of the the public IP address that is being uh communicated to the ISP or to the internet service provider so is that a problem is this that um okay okay well that would be all Philip okay um yeah I um I I think you still have my email okay uh if you have any questions um then um uh you can uh uh email [silence] Let me, okay, so that I can call you right away. Um, it's gonna be, uh, yeah, I'll just send the email to you right now, okay, and then, uh, yo, you can communicate there. Just a very short email. Um, uh, it's going to be from linksys, uh, just a there. Okay. Just send it right now, okay. All right. Um,
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Speaker 2
Okay, so let me double check and make sure I got it here. Let me, let me pull it up or actually here, I'll write it down here. What's your number? So in case I need it, I'll call you or do I need to email you? Okay, let me sit here and I'm going to wait for right here. Very cool. That'll work. I mean, the email address you sent it to, is it the specials at SunCityInc.com? Let me see. X2000 set up. This is your ticket number. Donna, um, and this is I'm trying to look okay. [silence]
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Speaker 1
You'll be receiving it in a month, okay? So, um, yeah, that would be all, Phillip. Okay? And, um, yep, um, just, uh, email me, okay? And then that way I can reach you. All right. Okay, bye now. [silence]
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Speaker 2
You're the best. You got it, boss. I'll talk to you soon.
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