To add onto @ipeverywhere’s helpful suggestion: the Bell 3000 doesn’t support “Bridge” mode, the common solution for the double NAT issue you’re encountering in your two-router setup.
You can read a more detailed forum description of the PPPoE route using the Asus router here: [Internet] HH3000 remote access and port forwarding - Bell Canada | DSLReports Forums
If it’s helpful, here’s a ground-level breakdown of the situation:
- You have two routers in your setup, so there is a double layer of NAT preventing your Core (hardwired to downstream router) from reaching ARC.
- Normally, users would place the modem/router unit in “Bridge” mode as a solution, but the Bell 3000 does not provide this feature.
- As a workaround, you can configure your Asus router as an “Access point,” placing it behind the security layers on the Bell 3000 router. That would allow your Core to communicate to the Bell 3000 directly via the Asus, without the NAT in between. As @ipeverywhere, it’s a rigged bridge mode.
That means the Asus router will be providing your only network firewall at the router-level. So, if you choose to configure your network this way, please don’t connect Wi-Fi devices directly to the Bell Hub 3000 (only the Asus).
Please let me know if you have any questions.