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Dual wifi/routers, 1 internet, migraine involved

Phaetos

Phaetos

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Setup:
Moto DPC3010 > WAN Port Linksys EA2700 > 8 port TrendNet Gig switch.

I have a 2nd Linksys EA2700 two rooms away, with a Cat5e cable, plugged into a LAN port on the 1st 2700. I have been reading and re-reading on how to get these two damn things to setup in a useful manner.

What I want:
I want the Cat5e run to the 2nd 2700 to plug into the WAN port of the 2nd 2700 to be able to make use of all 4 ports on the router. Also want to keep each wifi with it's current config of two different SSID's.

I can't this this to work for some reason. This shouldn't be so difficult.

As a side note, after dealing with these 2 Linksys, I hate them now. I will never buy anything with a Linksys name on it EVER again.

Can someone shed some light on this please?
 
Phaetos said:
Setup:
Moto DPC3010 > WAN Port Linksys EA2700 > 8 port TrendNet Gig switch.

What I want:
I want the Cat5e run to the 2nd 2700 to plug into the WAN port of the 2nd 2700 to be able to make use of all 4 ports on the router. Also want to keep each wifi with it's current config of two different SSID's.
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Change the LAN IP address of the second 2700 to something different than the IP address of the first 2700.

For example, Linksys usually defaults to 192.168.1.1, so change the second one to 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.2.1, or something like that.
 
Fardringle said:
Change the LAN IP address of the second 2700 to something different than the IP address of the first 2700.

For example, Linksys usually defaults to 192.168.1.1, so change the second one to 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.2.1, or something like that.
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I did that previously, but I can't get to it now for some reason. I am going to hard reset the 2nd EA2700 and attempt to start over with it.
 
You might have to disconnect the cable between the two routers so that you can log in to the 2nd router to make the changes. Once you have the IP changed, then you should be able to access both routers while they are connected together.
 
Yeh. I reset the 2nd one and connected to it with other pc, gave it a .1.2, and then it disappeared. Wired internet works, wireless works, and it can see the local servers, with it connected to primary router with the cable. But now the wireless on it is locked at default and no security. ........ I need a new career.
 
Do you just want more wifi coverage? If yes, I would suggest getting a proper AP solution like Unifi. They're not really that expensive and it will be a much cleaner setup than doing multi router stuff.

You also have a double NAT situation. That can over complicate things even more if you don't know 100% what's going on. You definitely want the second LAN to be in a different IP range if you're going to do that. Ex: if first router is 192.168.0.1/24 you want the other one to be 192.168.1.1/24.

I would replace that second router with just a switch and add a unifi AP there, and one at the main router, and configure them for hand over. Personally I like having all home runs to my patch panel though and use a managed switch so the unifis get trunk ports so I can setup separate wifi networks off different vlans. (ex: guest network, private network)
 
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Phaetos said:
Yeh. I reset the 2nd one and connected to it with other pc, gave it a .1.2, and then it disappeared. Wired internet works, wireless works, and it can see the local servers, with it connected to primary router with the cable. But now the wireless on it is locked at default and no security. ........ I need a new career.
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Not 192.168.1.2, use 192.168.2.1

If you want to keep the two separated by using the WAN port on the second router, it needs to be a completely different IP address range not just a different IP address.


The better option would be to set up the second one as an access point and connect it to the first router with a LAN port and then use the IP address 192.168.1.2 and disable DHCP on the second router/access point, but you said you want all four ports available so you need to do it the first way (or just hook it up as an access point then add another switch nearby to give you more ports.
 
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Fardringle said:
Not 192.168.1.2, use 192.168.2.1

If you want to keep the two separated by using the WAN port on the second router, it needs to be a completely different IP address range not just a different IP address.


The better option would be to set up the second one as an access point and connect it to the first router with a LAN port and then use the IP address 192.168.1.2 and disable DHCP on the second router/access point, but you said you want all four ports available so you need to do it the first way (or just hook it up as an access point then add another switch nearby to give you more ports.
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I had tried that previously, but the router went psycho and disappeared from the network(meaning it gave itself an IP, but I couldn't find it even with IP scanners) and started handing out 10.134.* private range addresses. Those could get internet, but obviously couldn't see my internal servers.

I gave up, factory reset, made it an AP, lost a Gig port but it's working. I'll probably end up getting a little switch for that end.
 
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