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I'm currently going mad trying to get my Apple Time Machine to be the DHCP and NAT Server. I've turned off DHCP in the Super Hub config and turned DHCP and NAT on in the Time Machine. Doing this, I thought, would be all that I'd need to do but it's not able to reach the internet.
There's an option to turn the Super Hub into Modem mode but I'd like to keep the WiFi options on it as it's down stairs and the Time Machine upstairs. The WiFi on the Super Hub is a hell of a lot better than the Time Machine's as well.
Am I already trying to do something I can't?
Steps Taken
- I turned off DHCP in the Super Hub.
- I turned on DHCP in the Time Machine - 10.0.1.100 - 10.0.1.200
- I assigned a static IP to the Super Hub - 10.0.1.2
- I went to the internet tab in airport utility and assigned IPv4 - 10.0.1.99, and assigned router IP to 10.0.1.1, BUT no matter what values these were in the 10.0.1.### range the utility would say the WAN IP conflicted with my DHCP range.
- After much messing about I tried my external IP for the IPv4 field and tried a 10.0.1.### for the router. Same error again. Then decided to give both router and IPv4 the same external IP and that allowed me to update the routers config, but still no internet.
[I think you mean server not client, btw in your opening para] - Unless you dumb down the 'super' [misnomer if ever I heard one] hub to modem mode, you will be fighting double NAT. Those things work best when they're dumb, then put a decent router behind it. Survive without the built-in wifi, you can get a decent AP for a few quid. Alternatively, you'd need to set the Airport up in Bridge mode & let the Virgin box do DHCP/NAT – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T07:53:41.150
I really want to get the Time Machine doing the DHCP and NAT as I'm in the process of setting up a OS X server. OS X server will auto-magically open / close ports required for the services if the Time Machine is looking after NAT. Something I can do myself anyway but if the functionality is there I'd like to make use of it. I'm sure 3 months down the line I'll have it back to how it was due to it doing my head in ;) – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T13:06:56.093
Sounds like a good solution - but I'm still convinced dumbing the virgin box down to modem will ultimately make the whole job easier. I have a similar rig here, though I've a Sophos UTM behind mine, rather than an Airport. Wifi is done on separate APs, wired one on each floor. Re: 'doing your head in' I think that's what the Superhubs are designed to do, to all but basic users ;-) – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T13:13:47.330
BTW, the super hub's IP changes depending on whether it's routing or just dumb modem. In modem mode, it's 192.168.100.1 in Router mode it's 192.168.0.1 – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T13:16:21.180
Right okay. So I dumb'd down the Super Hub and turned it to modem mode, but now I've hit another stumbling block. I've got a Netgear switch between the, now modem, and the Time Machine I wanted to use as DHCP and NAT. Would this cause issues? I've been at this all day and I'm slowly loosing the will to live. What I'm guessing the issue is now is the modem goes to the router, which is sent all over the house, rather than direct to Time Machine and then to router. Or would that not matter? – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T17:33:02.730
would be better as Modem - Airport - switch - rest of house. Where did this extra router spring from? – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T17:36:55.263
1So sorry my mind isn't working properly. It's not a router it's a switch. I'll give that a go. By turning the SH into a Modem I loose 4 ports on the back that things like the TiVo and PS4 are using. So needed to give them something. I might be okay though by just swapping round the Time Machine and switch though. I'll give that a go now. – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T17:43:15.183
Wish me luck! ;) – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T17:43:47.930
Yeah that's done it. Shame that it's had to be done that way, but f**k it, it's working :D – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T18:13:01.750
Best, long-term. You now are rid of the infernal Virgin box & have a decent, operable system behind it ;-) I never looked back after I set up the Sophos, maybe 3 years ago now. Prior to that I had a Windows server doing the same job. Don't think I've used an ISP router as they intended in over 15 years ;-) – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T18:14:54.360
Thanks man for talking me through it. If you want to submit an answer outlining what I've done I'll be happy to accept it. – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T18:16:40.213
OK, will do - I might have think about it overnight & do something in the morning - someone handed me a beer… well, 3 now… not best for coherent structuring ;-) – Tetsujin – 2015-04-30T18:32:14.937
Very nice. Sounds like plan actually. Enjoy – The Angry Saxon – 2015-04-30T18:32:48.893