Is static IP required for enabling bridge mode on Airtel Xstream?

[hashhar]

I placed a call to customer care for enabling some ports as bridged mode on my Airtel Xstream fiber conection which uses the Nokia G-2425G-A router.

The customer care sent a technician to my home who told me that since I don't have a static IP I can't configure the router to bridge mode.

I want to know whether it is actually required or is the Airtel guy trying to upsell me to Rs 199/mo + GST for the static IP? As per my understanding of how networking works I don't think there's any requirement for a static IP to be able to configure a router under bridge mode.

Can the people here please confirm if bridge mode requires static ip or not?

I'm trying to use a UDM Pro as the gateway so want to turn the Nokia into a dumb ONT.

 

[Chip]

What security? You are more exposed with a static IP if someone say a hacker learns of that address unless of course you employ a good firewall with sufficient security rules to block unwanted incoming or outgoing traffic. Don't get one till you're absolutely sure you need it.

Yes, my Airtel ONT also gets a public IP over its PPPoE connection (unless they disabled it recently, haven't checked) while my personal router gets another one. Tata Sky disables PPPoE on the ONT.

 

[srikanthl]

That's what I also meant actually. Static IP is prone to more attacks. Though I placed a request for static IP yesterday, due to these security concerns, i am thinking whether I should really go for it. I will cancel my request.

I wish my router gets a proper dynamic public IP but that's not the case as Airtel assigned 100.*

 

[cwaluv]

I am thinking whether I should go for static IP at all for security reasons.

A Static IP is prone to more attack. See my pfSense pfBlockerNg Log. Though, many of the IP addresses are just scanning the public internet for doing Reconnaissance.

 

[anmolbhard004]

reply from airtel for bridge mode
Source
this was the reply from airtel when i Asked them for enabling bridge mode
My router is a G2425G-A Nokia

 

[rohitks]

@anmolbhard004
That's a standard scripted response you receive from airtel. Write to [email protected] providing your registered mobile number and raise an SR.
They generally do it for you with the help of NOC team.