| [BC] Using more than 5 devices with the Actiontech I notice that on the following Telus website, it says that you are limited to a maximum of 5 devices on your home network. »www.telus.com/content/help/inter···less-faq.
Since Telus does not currently provide a modem only option such as the old Speedtouch which would allow you to use your own router, is there any way of getting around this?
Has Telus intentionally crippled the Actiontech so that it will not give out more than 5 internal IP address (i.e. 192.168.1.101 etc), and can this setting be changed? |
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| Weird...
I have 8 wireless devices accessing my Actiontec at the same time at any given point without any issues.
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| reply to pnbrown
It is impossible for Telus to know how many devices are behind a router. Simply piggyback another hub/switch with as many ports as you want behind one of switch ports. I don't specifically know how many DHCP settings the Actiontec will dish out by default, but usually they are set up to handle at least 64. You can tell how many devices the local network will support by the Net Mask that is assigned to your computer:
255.255.255.0 = 254
255.255.255.128 = 126
255.255.255.192 = 62
255.255.255.224 = 30
255.255.255.240 = 14
255.255.255.248 = 6
255.255.255.252 = 2
If you are using Windows, use the "ipconfig /all" command at the command prompt to find the Netmask. |
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bhazeltnPremium
join:2011-01-18
Calgary, AB | reply to pnbrown
I have 11 devices other than the 2 STB connected both wired and wireless. Most access outside my LAN. Haven't had a problem and all but 1 are using DHCP |
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pb2k
join:2005-05-30
Calgary, AB
kudos:1 | reply to pnbrown
Thats complete BS, probably written up by someone with an arts degree. Bandwidth issues aside, theres nothing stopping you from using the 10.0.0.0/8 address space and running an entire data center's worth of equipment on your private network. |
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 wayjacPremium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | reply to pnbrown
You are limited to a maximum of 5 devices on your home network, If you need setup assistance from telus |
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ballpet
join:2009-02-03
New Westminster, BC | reply to pnbrown
When my 12 yr old 3Com modem packed it in about a month ago Telus replaced it with an Actiontec V1000H. I had issues with it; I use CrashPlan to back up our home computers to a remote site. In this case my brother’s computer in NS. This requires that port 4242 be open. The ActionTec allows one to open said port for only one computer. There is no option to open it for all units on the home network. ActionTec told me to talk to Telus. Telus told me that they don’t provide support (even tho’ it is their unit!). They did however offer to provide a Speedtouch modem but I would be responsible for providing my own router. No big deal there as I had the router that had been connected to the 3Com. I have up to six computers, (four hard and two wireless), two e-readers (wireless), one BlueRay DVD (hard) and one Linksys NAS200 Network Storage System (hard) connected to one 4 port router which feeds an 8 port switch and two wireless routers which are configured as switches (coverage in this old house with plaster walls). According to a installer contact I have with Telus the Speedtouch is normally used for business customers and is “popular with his installers”. While I have normally had good service from Telus support I was a bit ticked off with the lack of support on the ActionTec port issue. On the plus side Customer Service was quick in offering the Speedtouch replacement and it did arrive in a couple of days. |
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| I use crashplan with the actiontec on 3 PCs behind the same actiontec backing up to crashplan central and another PC at my parents house. My parent's and sisters computer backup successfully to my home server at my place which is behind the actiontec.
I didnt have to open any ports on the router.... |
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| reply to pnbrown
On that web page they say that you can have 5 wireless WiFi devices, and four wired devices (since the ActionTec has 4 100BaseTX ports).
It is nonsense written by someone who doesn't understand IP networking.
You can add additional Ethernet switches on your LAN, and fill an entire subnet with computers if you wish.
A class "C" subnet (192.168.xx.yy) has 256 IP addresses. Of those, three are always committed. The lowest address is the network name, the highest is the local broadcast address, and one address is needed for the router. So 0, 1 and 255 are typically taken.
That leaves you with 253 usable addresses. |
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| reply to pb2k
said by pb2k:Thats complete BS, probably written up by someone with an arts degree. Bandwidth issues aside, theres nothing stopping you from using the 10.0.0.0/8 address space and running an entire data center's worth of equipment on your private network.
You are probably not far off. The individuals that appear to be writing some of the information on the website are not users of the technology. It was most evident when Telus was pushing the Gigaset SE567 modem. Hell some of the instructions on the support side of the site currently are just plain wrong still. |
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