In the location I currently am I am having the following options for Internet Service.
DSL based
Cable based
I assume that would require the use of either an ADSL Modem or a Cable Modem. But from what I gather from the searches on the forum it looks like OpenWrt is not well support for either of these options. I provide a couple of links below from my search.
Am I interpreting correctly that in this case it is better to run the initial connection with the stock firmware and bridge the WAN to the LAN in this router and then plug a compatible router say Linksys ACM3200 as a LAN connection to this router and then perform the rest of the configuration in OpenWrt.
I interpreting correctly that in this case it is better to run the initial connection with the stock firmware and bridge the WAN to the LAN in this router and then plug a compatible router say Linksys ACM3200 as a LAN connection to this router and then perform the rest of the configuration in OpenWrt.
Bingo! There are very few occasions where a two in one solution would be superior..... and most of those would not require custom firmware anywho.
I think most folks, myself included carry cost factors in the back of their mind when they address your question. In reality though, you only have to look at the obsolescence factor of cisco SOHO equipment to realize that a two device setup wins almost every time.
But as @anon50098793 said, usually a dedicated modem will be more optimal , and from what i understand thats mostly due to drivers for them being closed source
There are many devices with modems which OpenWrt will run on, but without the modem being functional. @Sparks link lists all devices, working modem, or not. (Mainly mentioning as I had assumed initially those were supported, and was wondering where the explosion in DSL modem support came from.)
BQL is not necessary for fq_codel or cake, but when it is applied to the bottleneck link it can obviate the need for a traffic shaper, which is often used as a workaround to missing BQL.
last comment id make is to check the device youve chosen has good documentation on the wiki, and also search for it here on the forum in case any others have run into problems.
Just got off the call with my internet provided who is AT&T, they do not allow the use of a custom modem and their current modem does not support bridging.
The only two options I have for internet are AT&T and Comcast, Comcast does allow the use of your own Modem, however I am not very happy with their approach towards net neutrality.
I guess I am stuck between a rock and a hard place
@neheb Spoke to AT&T looks like either they don't do this anymore or the support engineer didn't care, but looks like this option is ruled out. Lets see what tomorrow brings in terms of Internet Service Providers.
@mbo2o
Thanks a lot Bill for the link.
I was initially having the openwrt router into the LAN port and working with this setup.
After reading the link I search more closely on the configuration page and I saw that there was an option for IP Mapping, where I can assign the public WAN IP in DMZ mode to the openwrt router. WooHoo now I have a public IP on my router, which is exactly what I wanted.
I am more or less complete now on this point and can now work on the DDNS. Thank you.