Bridge packets from WAN port to a specific MAC address (e.g., Set-Top-Box behind router)
My ISP feeds me with Internet and IPTV; however, the current setup is that there is a switch before my Wi-Fi router that I want to eliminate.
Here is a diagram of the current setup (as you can see it is quite messy):
And here is what I want to achieve:
I have SSH access to the router's OS (Linux). I also tried some of the UI settings for IPTV:
however, that didn't help.
The only thing that worked partially is bridging WAN to LAN1 in the router; however, after that, all devices connected to the switch did not have Internet.
The limitation that I have is that the router and the STB (Set-Top-Box)
are in different rooms and I have only one Ethernet cable between the rooms.
What I imagined was bridging the packets or the frames that come from the WAN to the STB's MAC or IP address.
I also checked with the ISP if they could provide me with VLAN IDs of the Internet and IPTV packets, but they couldn't provide me with that.
I hope that it makes sense.
networking routing bridge iptv
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Scott
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My ISP feeds me with Internet and IPTV; however, the current setup is that there is a switch before my Wi-Fi router that I want to eliminate.
Here is a diagram of the current setup (as you can see it is quite messy):
And here is what I want to achieve:
I have SSH access to the router's OS (Linux). I also tried some of the UI settings for IPTV:
however, that didn't help.
The only thing that worked partially is bridging WAN to LAN1 in the router; however, after that, all devices connected to the switch did not have Internet.
The limitation that I have is that the router and the STB (Set-Top-Box)
are in different rooms and I have only one Ethernet cable between the rooms.
What I imagined was bridging the packets or the frames that come from the WAN to the STB's MAC or IP address.
I also checked with the ISP if they could provide me with VLAN IDs of the Internet and IPTV packets, but they couldn't provide me with that.
I hope that it makes sense.
networking routing bridge iptv
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46
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My ISP feeds me with Internet and IPTV; however, the current setup is that there is a switch before my Wi-Fi router that I want to eliminate.
Here is a diagram of the current setup (as you can see it is quite messy):
And here is what I want to achieve:
I have SSH access to the router's OS (Linux). I also tried some of the UI settings for IPTV:
however, that didn't help.
The only thing that worked partially is bridging WAN to LAN1 in the router; however, after that, all devices connected to the switch did not have Internet.
The limitation that I have is that the router and the STB (Set-Top-Box)
are in different rooms and I have only one Ethernet cable between the rooms.
What I imagined was bridging the packets or the frames that come from the WAN to the STB's MAC or IP address.
I also checked with the ISP if they could provide me with VLAN IDs of the Internet and IPTV packets, but they couldn't provide me with that.
I hope that it makes sense.
networking routing bridge iptv
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
My ISP feeds me with Internet and IPTV; however, the current setup is that there is a switch before my Wi-Fi router that I want to eliminate.
Here is a diagram of the current setup (as you can see it is quite messy):
And here is what I want to achieve:
I have SSH access to the router's OS (Linux). I also tried some of the UI settings for IPTV:
however, that didn't help.
The only thing that worked partially is bridging WAN to LAN1 in the router; however, after that, all devices connected to the switch did not have Internet.
The limitation that I have is that the router and the STB (Set-Top-Box)
are in different rooms and I have only one Ethernet cable between the rooms.
What I imagined was bridging the packets or the frames that come from the WAN to the STB's MAC or IP address.
I also checked with the ISP if they could provide me with VLAN IDs of the Internet and IPTV packets, but they couldn't provide me with that.
I hope that it makes sense.
networking routing bridge iptv
networking routing bridge iptv
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
edited Dec 10 '18 at 13:40
Scott
15.6k113889
15.6k113889
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
asked Dec 1 '18 at 15:42
Ivanov D.
62
62
(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46
|
show 1 more comment
(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46
(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46
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(1) Please try harder to explain your situation in words, so people don't need to see the images. (2) What is "STB"? (3) Please upload your images to imgur.com. You should be able to do that when you edit your question.
– Scott
Dec 1 '18 at 15:55
Hi, STB is Set-Top-Box, used for IPTV, apologies for not mentioning this. The imigues should be on imgur now.
– Ivanov D.
Dec 10 '18 at 8:49
Is the switch you want to get rid of provided by the ISP, or is it your own switch? Are the UI settings for IPTV "you tried" the ones that are actually working? Reason I'm asking: The ISP probably has a particular way to do IPTV, using VLANs or other things, and it may do that in the switch (if ISP provided) or the router (if ISP provided). To replace that with some other configuration, one first has to understand how the IPTV stuff is actually done.
– dirkt
Dec 10 '18 at 9:04
IPTV is often delivered using 802.1Q (a different VLAN than the "internet")... your router might need to be able to deal with this.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:45
Additionally, that switch between your router and "the internet" (modem?) will likely cause you all sorts of issues... it's a really bad idea, I'd disconnect it now.
– Attie
Dec 10 '18 at 13:46