10-10-2021, 04:51 PM
Double-NAT is seldom a problem in a home.
Bridging your WiFi router to your ISP's modem puts the burden of your entire network on whatever cheap cr@p your ISP tossed you.
Usually, this is a dumb idea. You got your own router to have something better than the ISP's cheap cr@p.
And modern routers -- even the ones in cheap modems -- often have tricks to fix double-NAT problems built into their firmware.
If you use a 3rd party VOIP service or torrent a lot or you're hosting a VPN at home, these are reasons for concern about potential double-NAT problems.
What you can do in one of these situations is look into putting the modem into bridge-mode to pass the WAN address onto your WiFi router. It's a much cleaner solution.
Bridging your WiFi router to your ISP's modem puts the burden of your entire network on whatever cheap cr@p your ISP tossed you.
Usually, this is a dumb idea. You got your own router to have something better than the ISP's cheap cr@p.
And modern routers -- even the ones in cheap modems -- often have tricks to fix double-NAT problems built into their firmware.
If you use a 3rd party VOIP service or torrent a lot or you're hosting a VPN at home, these are reasons for concern about potential double-NAT problems.
What you can do in one of these situations is look into putting the modem into bridge-mode to pass the WAN address onto your WiFi router. It's a much cleaner solution.