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[FurryNutz]

Let us know how it goes.

[SmplyUnprdctble]

Ok, I may have spoke too soon.

But, I have learned more!

The DMZPlus configuration with the UVerse modem wasn't agreeing with my device.  I guess the one test we didn't do was see what happens by basically double-NATing.  I'm currently doing a double-NAT [WAN address of my router is a 192.168... address, and LAN is on a different subnet], but I haven't fully tested to see if there's any additional oddities that are happening from it.

The weird thing is the DMZPlus configuration works wonderfully with my DI-524.  It was up for the almost week while I was cross-shipping.

My best guess is there's something the DIR-651 doesn't like with the UVerse DMZPlus.

So, armed with this information, I may spend the next couple days determining one of the following:
  1) There's an extra configuration setting missing between the DIR-651 and UVerse modem with DMZPlus or
  2) The DIR-651 doesn't like my UVerse modem's DMZPlus at all and therefore is not the best router for me

So, the short is getting a 192.168... IP address with my DIR-651 to my UVerse modem keeps the connection stable [an hour and a half thus far], but getting the public IP via DMZPlus doesn't let the connection stay up for longer than 5 minutes.

I'll see if I can get more information posted after additional tests.



I don't know if it explains why my device wasn't letting me stay in [video I posted above], but I have more information!

[FurryNutz]

THere is some information on this. I helped my buddy over on the 4500 forum with his uVerse modem. We went thru the same thing. I need to ask him what he eventually did. There is some problems with these uVerse modems and working with external router. There was some info that people have been able to bridge them. I'll have to find that.

[SmplyUnprdctble]

That would be awesome!

Like I said, it works fine [to my knowledge] on my 524.  Just not the 651.

I find it weird, but I also know electronics can be pickier than a child with taste buds only for McDonald's chicken nuggets!

[FurryNutz]

My friend had me relay this to you:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Residential-Gateway/bd-p/gateway

[SmplyUnprdctble]

My friend had me relay this to you:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Residential-Gateway/bd-p/gateway

Yeah -- I've tried the settings on the primary post.
I haven't gone through the other six hundred (exaggerated) pages on there to see if there's any other tips specific potentially to the DIR-651 (or other equivalent new routers).

I can hope it's a setting I haven't found [I've tried almost all I can think of in my modem and half of what I can think of with the router].  Otherwise I'll be selling this device for another.  It's too bad, though -- this one seemed like a steal for the price I got it for, and I've always loved D-Link in the past.

[FurryNutz]

I think unfortunately your going to have problems with this particular modem as they are designed to provide internet, router and Wifi functions. There more or less a combo unit and sometimes don't work well with other external routers. I bet the 651 would will work well on a stand alone modem with out all the extras. 

[SmplyUnprdctble]

Even though I've gone through the steps to establish it works fine with my DI-524?

Remember:

  Modem in Bridge Mode + DI-524 = stable [albeit slow]
  Modem in Bridge Mode + DIR-651 = unstable
  Modem in Double-NAT + DIR-651 = stable [with a few double-NAT problems]
  DSL [old setup] in Bridge Mode + DIR-651 = stable

I will admit the DIR-651 works wonderfully with a friend of mine's cablemodem that isn't an AIO.  Unfortunately, with UVerse, I'm not given the option of a less functional modem.  And, users in that link you provided seem to suggest the modem in Bridge Mode with at least other routers are stable.

Don't worry, I won't let this one rest

[FurryNutz]

Good Luck man.