Disabling NAT on EE Smart Hub

Drainer
Investigator
Investigator

Hi

 

I am trying to have my EE Smart Hub act as close to a modem as possible - I know there isn't an actual "modem mode" available, but going by another topic I've seen on here I should be able to get the same effect by disabling my DHCP, WiFi and NAT.

 

The settings for WiFi and DHCP are easy enough to find, however I can't seem to find a setting anywhere for NAT? Does anyone know where in the settings this is located?

 

Thanks in advance

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XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

What you have is not what OP wants to achieve. 

 

I'm just asking OP whether he carried a test I suggested earlier & am interested in. I am not logistically able to try it myself at the mo'. We can blah-blah about the theory until the cows come home but there is nowt like trying it out yourself in practise. You say it won't work; I think it might work. I'll leave it at that until OP reports back or not.

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Disabling DHCP on LAN ports not impacting NAT/masquerading on the WAN is simple network engineering, not a theory! 🤓

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