How do I avoid "Double Nat" on my Airtel network ?

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The local technician (from artel) is not converting the original Airtel router in bridge mode and tells me to shift to postpaid connection with static ip and only then bridge mode can be done. I do not want to shift to postpaid and pay for static ip as I like prepaid better as I like pay as you go.

so I am getting Double Nat when I am using TP-Link router connected in Router Mode to Airtel router. The tp link does come with Bridge Mode option but enabling that disables Most of the settings like Guest Mode, Setting like tp link has under wireless - WPA3 ( which is not preset in Airtel router) and many other security setting I want from my tp link wifi 6 router.
So how do I go about Double Nat issue. I want to use my TP link router as Router as well in conjunction with Airtel router.
also I checked my NAT status under Xbox , and it says It is Strict .
How do I turn off or do anything to NAT on my main Airtel router so that only one Nat could be enabled on my second TP Link router ?
 
How did you contact the guy? You should contact Airtel directly via email, there are multiple posts on this fourm that you can look for more information. Let me give you link for one such post: here.
 
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thanks for the info, I checked the thread but there is not mentioned any emails to contact Airtel about bridge mode. Could you please tell me what is it ? @rusalt
thankyou
 
Keep trying on 121, eventually a technician will enable Bridge Mode from the backend and then you'll be able to use your own router, dialing PPPoE on your router directly and bypassing the Airtel provided ONT.


It might take a couple of tries, it took me 2 in total to make it work.
 
thanks for the reply, @HC1337 @pxgmr
please confirm me this, Is it possible to enable bridge mode on prepaid Airtel connection and without static ip ?
as local Airtel technician told me that bridge mode can only be done on postpaid Airtel connection with static ip.
thanks
 
thanks for the information @tr1k0N4 @anmolbhard004
so I need to change to postpaid ? damn that's sad, I paid for next 6 months of prepaid.
there is no way to apply for bridge mode in prepaid connection ?
like if not, then what makes postpaid special ?
 
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