Vodafone broadband cable router recommendation

[lexuspolaris]

Hey there,

@bbitsch

If it is not possible to use a real modem, a combined device must be switched to bridge mode. In router mode, second NAT level is introduced into the transmission.

this is not true at all, at least in my case. You can deactivate NAT in the IPFire and put some routing-rules in the Fritz!Box (I own a 6591 cable). Works like a charm and no double-nat anywhere.

Greetings

Alex

[bbitsch (Bernhard Bitsch)]

If the router does the NAT, some functionalities of IPFire depending on this network separation may not work as expected, IMO.

[lexuspolaris]

Hey Bernhard,

I’d really like to know which functionalities could/would not work in such a setup, do you have any examples? And please with explanation why, this could save a lot of time when problems may occur.

Greetings

Alex