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Hi all, I need to find a router to handle a site with four fixed ip addresses on BT Infinity - can anyone recommend something ?
Help finding a router to handle 4 fixed ip addresses
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It's a three storey site that uses biometric time clocks for staff,one per floor, and unfortunately each one needs it's own ip address (annoying isn't it !).
Any recommendations on the model of Draytek ?
Any recommendations on the model of Draytek ?
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Edge router or unifi usg pro should do it. or build a custom pfsense box with multiple nics for however many connections you need.
I use a Unifi USG it has 2 WAN ports. i have my fibre modem plugged into one and then a backup copper connection into the other. i then have it set to fallover to the copper if the fibre goes down. But htey can be both run at the same time.
I use a Unifi USG it has 2 WAN ports. i have my fibre modem plugged into one and then a backup copper connection into the other. i then have it set to fallover to the copper if the fibre goes down. But htey can be both run at the same time.
Draytek 2860n will do it, following is one of the guides.
https://www.draytek.co.uk/archive/kb/kb_setup_address_mapping.html
With the Draytek you can also have different VLANS use their own external IP's. You can also have each VLAN on it's own physical port, so each storey site would use it's own Ethernet switch, and each of these Ethernet switches would connect to different port on Draytek, so you would have complete separation between the sites both internally and externally.
https://www.draytek.co.uk/archive/kb/kb_setup_address_mapping.html
With the Draytek you can also have different VLANS use their own external IP's. You can also have each VLAN on it's own physical port, so each storey site would use it's own Ethernet switch, and each of these Ethernet switches would connect to different port on Draytek, so you would have complete separation between the sites both internally and externally.
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Stupid question... if you have Infinity Business with multiple IPs isn't the provided router capable of utilising them? I must admit that I've never checked; where I've had Infinity with multiple IPs the provided BT Business Hub never left it's box.
A DrayTek 2860 (not 2860n unless you want wireless) will certainly handle that number of fixed IPs. The MultiNat on their routers makes life very easy.
This entire thread stinks of confusion between static LAN addresses and static WAN addresses. As has already been mentioned having a fixed WAN IP for each time clock makes no sense. It'd make sense for the time clocks to be connecting to an external service, but you'd expect that to be a connection out rather than a connection in. Who'd design a device where each one requires a static WAN IP? That's something that'd hopefully be shot down in the first design meeting.
A DrayTek 2860 (not 2860n unless you want wireless) will certainly handle that number of fixed IPs. The MultiNat on their routers makes life very easy.
This entire thread stinks of confusion between static LAN addresses and static WAN addresses. As has already been mentioned having a fixed WAN IP for each time clock makes no sense. It'd make sense for the time clocks to be connecting to an external service, but you'd expect that to be a connection out rather than a connection in. Who'd design a device where each one requires a static WAN IP? That's something that'd hopefully be shot down in the first design meeting.
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I agree with the criticism of the system - alas it was not of my doing, as it was bought before I started, I'd never have agreed to it !
