Oh, on default settings my DD-WRT router does the same. I went to Security/Firewall -- Block WAN Requests -- uncheck WAN NAT redirection
Understood that DDWRT can do it but I'm afraid my client would not be comfortable using 3rd party firmwares, any routers that supports loopback out of the box?
I think under the stock firmware, it has the capabilities of NAT redirection. Let me check my friends router when I have the chance. Edit: I think most Linksys should have this loopback option. To be safe, you would have to get those "business-class" routers.
Yeah I think Linksys has it. I will to switch to My Linksys router one day. It used to work on my old Linksys router., although it's a SOHO range.
I guess so, I'm using 3Com OfficeConenct router, specifically mentioned 'Office'. Is there any more 'technical' term that the manufacturer may have used to describe 'loopback' ?
Ok, alternatively, is there a way for me to configure the DNS on the router so that all requests to the WAN address automatically routes to the LAN IP ?
Yeap, I thought of this method also, to edit the host file manually, but when they bring the laptop home it will not work anymore. So for sure I need one router which supports loopback. Last resort I will settle with DDWRT (which one is the recommended one btw?)
What do you mean, recommended? Just use the DD-WRT version recommended for your router. Be sure to check the router version because the same model may have 2-3 different versions.
I don't think Linksys routers support loopback. He will probably have to get enterprise-grade routers from Cisco, etc.
Oh well, I know for sure my 3Com office connect supports loopback, not sure about newer models. DD-WRT supports loopback for sure right
Crap, a powerful lightning just fried both my modem and router, both which served faithfully, reliably since 2004. Now I need a replacement and I really need the loopback feature. So any model to suggest? Cheers
The stock WRT54G is crap ! Adrian is using E2000 Linksys right? That doesn't have this feature? I was thinking, since the router died, I might as well change to a Gigabit N router. Btw I hated myself that both the router and modem got fried. I saw that it was raining and I juz pulled out the telephone cable slightly, enough to make the modem 'dc', I never expected that the lightning still manage to fry the modem AND the router OMG.
No, I'm using the Linksys WRT-320N, but that can be hacked to become a E2000, which is really just a rebadged WRT-320N.
Btw, guess what, the lightning actually fried dozens of modems in my neighbourhood as well as the NEXT neighbourhood. My friends were asking me for spare modems LOL