Hi All,
Apologies for the long winded introduction...
I have a VMB account with one static IP address. I would like the Hitron to act as a modem and use a IPFire [1] as router.
Currently I have this setup with my DSL connection (openreach modem). I discovered that I cannot change the HITRON mode to modem and was told that this is because I need to upgrade to multi-IP in order to do so.
However, looking at this thread [2] I noticed that the recommendation is not to activate the modem mode.
So I wonder if I really need to upgrade to multi-IP or if instead it is possible to configure my network so that the Hitron just acts as a modem and the have the routing/firewall/DHCP/PortForwarding/VPN/... performed by my raspberry PI running IPFire
Note (in case it is useful): IPFire installation allows to select "static" as IP address setting for the interface to the internet (see image below) and requires to specify:
- IP address: is this my static IP address?
- Network Mask: is this /32 since I only have 1 IP address?
- Gateway: should I ask VMB?
Thanks in advance!
[1]
https://www.ipfire.org/
[2]
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...3707787&page=2