Still can't get internet after I bridged the modem/router combo to use linksys router

[digitalbuda]

I have a Centurylink PK5000Z dsl modem/router which I've already bridged so I can use my WRT54GS router. Both Ethernet cables are connected to the proper ports. I've already configured the PPPoE settings for the router. I've also upgraded the router's firmware to the latest version.

But for some reason I still can't get internet. Any idea on how I can proceed?

Thanks

 

[Bubbaleone]

Just a quick checklist for the Centurylink bridge conversion.

Have you:

Disabled the DHCP and DNS servers that are built into the router?

Disabled all of the access controls and the firewall of the router?

Removed any entries in the port forwarding section of the router?

 

[digitalbuda]

I've tried those as you mentioned but I'm still running into the same issue. For now I'm gonna stick with the modem/router combo until they send out a different one.

I just wanted to see if having a separate stand-alone router would improve the connection between all my devices that use the internet as I am having issues with not getting 80% of the 20Mb download speed. I'm getting more like 50% 10Mb and between Netflix, Youtube and gaming, Netlfix and Youtube slows down and starts to buffer a lot.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Steve Gibson, a legend in internet security and research, developed this outstanding utility: DNS Benchmark

His description sums it up; "A unique, comprehensive, accurate & free Windows (and Linux/Wine) utility to determine the exact performance of local and remote DNS nameservers . . ."

I run a 20/10 Mb connection through a Surfboard 5100 into a Westell 9100EM converted to a switch. After running Gibsons benckmark utility, disabling DHCP and manually setting the two fastest DNS servers in the router, then using the "Windows Internet Protocol Properties" dialog to setup TCP/IP, I went from an average (real world) of 12/5, to an average (real world) of 16/7. That's a significant increase, and just by changing to the fastest available DNS servers for my locale.

Another thing I do regularly is to run IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS. The resolver cache can be filled with literally hundreds of DNS addresses, many of them junk. Clearing the cache keeps things optimized.

 

[digitalbuda]

Nice, I'm gonna check that out for sure.
Thanks man