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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
One interesting note - you can ask for the modem as either a wifi router, or as a straight modem. As far as I can tell, you get the same SMC DOCSIS3 box either way, but the wifi and routing functions on mine are very definitely disabled - it doesn't hand out DHCP leases, I can't get to its web interface, and my Airport Extreme picks up an externally routable IP address. Further, the Airport Extreme does not report a double NAT condition, which it normally does if its tucked behind a NAT device.
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Do you know if this is a user configurable option? I don't see it in the menus anywhere. I can disable wifi or the firewall, but not NAT.
Called Shaw and they were clueless, he just had me disable the WIFI and then do a factory reset (um won't that reenable the wifi), and then wait 15 minutes and call back if any further problems.
So did that and back where I started, double NAT.
*sigh*
ETA: Finally got another call back, the guy I talked to understood what I was talking about thankfully (the previous one I don't think understood what NAT was or why I wouldn't want 2 layers of it). He said that they don't have the codes in the system yet to have the SMC routers working as a router changed to work as a bridge.
He said they had a temporary fix I could try, so he did that and I reset it and now it looks like it's operating in bridge mode.
So for anyone getting it and wanting to operate in bridge mode (i.e. have your own router), make sure you specify that you want one with the routing disabled, or be prepared to spend some time on the phone. Or ask for the Motorola one I guess.