Connecting two routers

[Static EMP]

I just bought a Linksys wireless router to connect multiple computers/consoles in my room. My whole house has ethernet ports wired through it, so each room has a jack. I believe this is connected through a switch, which goes into a Linksys wired router in my attic. I connected my new router into my wall; however, I am having some trouble. I set it up with a different local IP address (192.168.2.1 instead of 192.168.1.1, which the wired router uses). Doing that allowed my computer to recognize the router. Now; however, I can get on the internet, but only for a little while. I then changed my wireless router configuration from gateway to router (that's all I did -- I didn't change any RIP settings or set route addresses). My internet will work on computers connected to either router, but stops working after about 10 minutes. To get it to work again, I have to release and renew the IP on a computer that is connected to the first wired router.

What do I do to solve this problem? Are there settings that I am missing?
Thanks!

 

[SaintTigurius]

This is what u want to do it fast and easy

connect the second router to the pc , log into the router change its Ip address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.2 ( not x.x.2.1 different subnet , wont work)

disable the DHCP on the second router. once finished

Connect the First router with a straight through Enet cable to port 1 and the other end to port 1 of the second router.

so now the second router will ack like a switch and the first router will route the IP's to all your pc's.


Thats all that you should do.

 

[Static EMP]

Do I just disable DHCP, or do I make a static IP as well?

When I simply disable DHCP, i can't renew my IP.

 

[SaintTigurius]

yeah disable the DHCP on one router the second one, once done, and u have the first one pluged into it the first router will assign the ip to the pc's.

 

[HKSturboKID]

Do I just disable DHCP, or do I make a static IP as well?

I think SaintTigurius said to disable the DHCP on your new wireless router. Since you are using it as a switch, your main router that is in the attic will be doing the DHCP.

 

[Static EMP]

but the computers that are connecting to the wireless router (second router) in my room: should they have static IP addresses?

If DHCP is enabled on the second router, it gives them the same IPs as ones that are connected directly to the first wired router.
If it is disabled, i can't connect or renew my IP when connected to the second router.
Even when I disabled it, I left internet connection type as is (Automatic - DHCP). I just clicked the Disable option instead of Enable in DHCP Server.

Also, should the second router be set to gateway or router? both seemed to work at one point, so i'm not sure. If it should be set to router, do I have to define a route?

Thanks.

 

[SaintTigurius]

your just making your wireless router a wireless switch ,

Router 1 ( upstars one )
port 1 (lan)
ip: 192.168.1.1
|
|
port 1 (lan )
Router 2 Wireless ip address 192.168.1.2DHCP= DISABLED

)))))signal((((((

PC
(Should get ip from router1)
if not set a static ip 192.168.1.10
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
default gateway 192.168.1.1

-- Connect the pc the wireless network and it should work.



MAKE SURE YOUR HAVE NO WEP (ENCRYPTION) WHEN SETTING IT UP FIRST.

 

[kevnich2]

Connect the new router to one of your PC's, then disable DHCP on it under the local settings. The internet settings won't matter. After disabling DHCP, connect the new router to your wall jack into LAN 1 port on the new router, do NOT connect it to the WAN or Internet port. After this, the computers in your room will get an IP address from the older router in the attic, granted they are setup to obtain an IP automatically. Just make sure the new router has DHCP turned off and is connected to the other router via LAN 1 port on the new router.

 

[Static EMP]

i am using the wireless router hardwire connections in my room as well that are not laptops (desktop computer, xbox, etc.)

I think I figured it out. I allowed my wireless router (connected to wall->switch->first router) to get auto-assigned DHCP ip addresses, but disabled DHCP on the wireless router.
Then I went into network properties for my LAN on my dekstop computer and set these settings

Use the following IP adress:
IP address: 192.168.1.200 (random IP outside DHCP range of first router)
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.2 (my wireless router IP)

Use the following DNS serves:
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.2 (my wireless router IP)

My only question now is in my wireless router setup should I set it to Gateway or Router? Both work... and should I define any routes there?

Also, does it matter which Staitc IP I choose as long as it wont conflict with DHCP range of first router (which i believe is 192.168.1.100-150)

Finally, I want to forward some ports. Do I have to forward ports on both routers? I tried forwarding ports to 192.168.1.101 (the IP address that my second router takes from my first router) in my first router, and then forwarding 192.168.1.200 (my computer's static IP address from my second router) in my second router.

Thanks!

 

[kevnich2]

Again, only connect the second router to the first router via the LAN port, NOT the internet port. You want the router to act as a switch, not as a router or a gateway. My suggestion, set the gateway address to the first router (the one in the attic) or set all PC's to obtain automatically. If you want to forward ports, then you can either set the router to give the same IP to the individual MAC of the computer or set it up statically in the computer as it is now. But set the gateway address to the first router, not the second. As for the port forwarding, those should only be set in the first router as that is what the internet sees.

 

[JackMDS]

Every thing have to be within the same subnet and IP band, unless you deliberately would like to have two independent Networks.

That means that if you have static IPs, either you change them to match the rest of the network or change the whole Network to match them.

Link to: Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

:sun:

 

[cheetoden]

Originally posted by: JackMDS


Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

That guide worked for me. I didn't even use a crossover cable because I was too lazy to pull it through the floor.