Vumatel CPE - LAN ports

[cjh]

From what I have seen, the Vumatel CPE has 8 LAN ports, but you have to plug in a WAN router for your home network.

So are the other ports usable for anything?

 

[Sinbad]

There are 3 vlans on it. Voice, data and video. Not sure which ports are on what vlans though

 

[Saber]

From reading up on the device, this seems to be a managed switch.

Is there a reason why it cannot act as a DHCP server and provide devices with an IP address and internet access when directly plugging them in?

Alternatively, if the CPE is connected to a router/modem which acts as the DHCP server, is there a reason the router/modem cannot assign IP addresses to devices plugged into the CPE?

 

[Wasabee!]

What brand and model is it?

 

[Saber]

Raycore RC-CP9

 

[jackshiels]

From what I have seen, the Vumatel CPE has 8 LAN ports, but you have to plug in a WAN router for your home network.

So are the other ports usable for anything?

Typically not. They give a set port for the PPPoE to dial through a VLAN.

 

[Sinbad]

Typically not. They give a set port for the PPPoE to dial through a VLAN.

No pppoe here. It's a straight ethernet connection.

 

[ghostR]

No pppoe here. It's a straight ethernet connection.

You up and running on Vuma?

 

[ghostR]

No pppoe here. It's a straight ethernet connection.

You up and running on Vuma?

 

[Sinbad]

You up and running on Vuma?

Not yet

 

[PBCool]

Yes so the CPE is just a layer 2 switch, so it cant do your layer3/routing which is why you need a router on top of it. The multiple ports are there for other services later on from my understanding, IP TV, VOIP etc. From a layer 2 perspective.

 

[jackshiels]

No pppoe here. It's a straight ethernet connection.

Your router doesn't dial over that with a username/pass? Mine does.

 

[Sinbad]

Your router doesn't dial over that with a username/pass? Mine does.

With vumatel, no it doesn't.

 

[DERoestorf]

Your router doesn't dial over that with a username/pass? Mine does.

No username or password for me either, from what I remember. I just signed up, and about 15 minutes it was working.

 

[Sinbad]

No username or password for me either, from what I remember. I just signed up, and about 15 minutes it was working.

Yup
They note a mac address on the vlan (your router) and then do a DHCP lease to it directly.

 

[Sinbad]

ps you lucky bastid.

 

[DERoestorf]

ps you lucky bastid.

Your time will come. I only got mine on Saturday.

 

[Saber]

Yes so the CPE is just a layer 2 switch, so it cant do your layer3/routing which is why you need a router on top of it. The multiple ports are there for other services later on from my understanding, IP TV, VOIP etc. From a layer 2 perspective.

Sorry would the VOIP Base sold by Cool Ideas plug into the CPE or router/additional switch?

 

[jackshiels]

Yup
They note a mac address on the vlan (your router) and then do a DHCP lease to it directly.

Seems quite user friendly.

 

[PBCool]

Sorry would the VOIP Base sold by Cool Ideas plug into the CPE or router/additional switch?

@Saber, it would plug into the router as it doesnt need/use another public IP address to work.