SpeedTouch modem as a router

Historical — This entry applies to 2007-era hardware (e.g. a Thomson SpeedTouch 585V6). It is kept for historical purposes only.

A SpeedTouch modem, like a 2007 model Thomson SpeedTouch 585V6, is a DSL modem. With a few tweaks it can be used as a router for the network. Run these commands towards the SpeedTouch modem using telnet:

telnet <modem ip address>

Commands to set up a SpeedTouch DSL modem as a router:

For firmware versions 5.3 and lower:

ppp relay flush
ppp flush
eth flush
atm flush
atm phonebook flush
eth bridge ifdelete intf=ethport4
eth ifadd intf=ethport4
eth ifconfig intf=ethport4 dest=ethif4 retry=10 group=default
eth ifattach intf=ethport4
ip ifadd intf=WAN_Port dest=ethport4
ip ifconfig intf=WAN_Port hwaddr=00:11:42:0c:65:1d # This line is needed if MAC address cloning is required, otherwise it's not necessary
dhcp client ifadd intf=WAN_Port
dhcp client ifattach intf=WAN_Port
nat ifconfig intf=WAN_Port translation=enabled
nat ifattach intf=WAN_Port
saveall

For firmware versions 6.1 and higher:

ppp relay flush
ppp flush
eth flush
atm flush
atm phonebook flush
eth bridge ifdelete intf=ethport4
eth ifadd intf=eth_wan
eth ifconfig intf=eth_wan dest=ethif4
eth ifattach intf=eth_wan
ip ifadd intf=ip_wan_eth dest=eth_wan
ip ifconfig intf=ip_wan_eth status=up
ip ifconfig intf=ip_wan_eth hwaddr=00:11:42:0c:65:1d # This line is needed if MAC address cloning is required, otherwise it's not necessary
ip ifattach intf=ip_wan_eth
nat ifconfig intf=ip_wan_eth translation=enabled
dhcp client ifadd intf=ip_wan_eth
dhcp client ifconfig intf=ip_wan_eth metric=5 dnsmetric=5
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=dhcp-lease-time
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=dhcp-renewal-time
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=dhcp-rebinding-time
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=subnet-mask
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=classless-static-routes
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=default-routers
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=classfull-static-routes
dhcp client rqoptions and intf=ip_wan_eth option=domain-name-servers
dhcp client ifattach intf=ip_wan_eth
saveall