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How do I change the IP to other IP than 192.168.12.x?
@Clearled as long as you don’t need port forwarding, you can just plug your own router into the ethernet port of the T-Mobile router. Then everything on your lan should connect to your router— so for example don’t use the T-Mobile Wi-Fi, use the Wi-Fi built into your own router.
This creates a situation called double NAT, which is recommended against, but also not really a big deal. I’ve been running with double NAT ever since my post above and no problems.
I’m using a Mikrotik router and six Ubiquiti UniFi access points, my address space for everything stayed as 192.168.2.0/24.
The T-Mobile network of 192.168.12.0/24 is being used as what we would call a transport network. The only devices on it are the T-Mobile router and my Mikrotik router. Everything else is behind the Mikrotik.
tl;dr: Plug the wan port of your existing router into the lan port of the T-Mobile. Don’t change anything else and it should work.
If you don’t own your own router, such as you rented it from your previous carrier, just get yourself whatever router you like at Best Buy. Anything will do DHCP reservations and allow adjustable pools—if it doesn’t it’s not a real router and you should take it back, lol.
Canceled the Cox service and I’m saving $110 a month!
as before the main problem is the need to engage in some fairly complex steps to create a reverse proxy to work around the idiotic carrier grade nat. But if you do not need inbound ports forwarded, you can skip the worst part entirely.
I would also recommend disabling the Wi-Fi on the T-Mobile device, you’re not gonna be using it and it’s only gonna congest your RF spectrum. you want that spectrum clear for your own router.
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