Help with a complicated setup

[quantum1976]

First let me describe my setup.
On the second floor I have two computers in the same room (computer A & B). These two computers are connected (wired) to the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless Gaming Router. A DSL modem is also connected to the router. These two computers are both running Win XP Pro, they can both "see" each other and can both connect to the internet.

On the first floor I have a computer and a PS2 in the same room (computer C). They are connected to the D-Link DI-604 Ethernet Broadband Router. I also have the D-Link DGL-3420 Gaming Adaptor connected to the router as a WAN connection. I would like to use the DGL-3420 to wirelessly connect computer C and the PS2 to the internet and to computers A&B.

The problem I am having is that computer C and the PS2 can't connect to the internet or to computers A&B. In fact, I can't even get to the DGL-3420 configuration screen (192.168.0.30) from computer C.

If I connect the DGL-3420 directly to computer C, I can get to the internet and I can "see" computers A&B.

I would like to be able to share the internet connection with both computer C and the PS2, how can I accomplish this?


Thank you for any help you can provide,

Rich

 

[JackMDS]

Try to plug the DGL-3420 to a regular port on the second router.

Configure the second Router as a dumb switch.

1. DHCP Off
2. All Filters Off
3. Router?s IP the same range as the first Router.

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[quantum1976]

Partial success!

I tried what you suggested and I can now get computer C to connect to the internet and I can see drive shares on computers A & B. Computers A & B can also see drive shares on computer C.

There are two things that are not working:
1. I cannot get the PS2 to connect to the internet. I tried both automatic and manual configuration.
2. I use a VNC program (TightVNC or UltraVNC) to remotely administrate the computers. Using VNC I get the following connections:
computer A can see B but not C
computer B can see B but not C
computer C can see both computers A & B
This is very frustrating since I use computer A to "see" all of the other computers.


Can anyone help out with these remaining problems?

It seems that these DLink wireless products are not living up to what they should be able to accomplish. I get frequent wireless disconnects and a constant signal strength of about 20, limiting transfer speeds to about 8 mbps instead of 108 mbps.

Given the setup I have, and the fact that I would like to have wireless connectivity around 100 mbps, can anyone suggest a better replacement?


Thank you again for all the help,

Rich

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: quantum1976Given the setup I have, and the fact that I would like to have wireless connectivity around 100 mbps, can anyone suggest a better replace

No one in the world can get 100Mb/sec using Entry Level Wireless.
Link to: "Speed" (Bandwidth) expectation of Ethernet Home Networks using Windows 98/2000/XP.

Make sure that you actually configured the second Router as a switch with an Access Point.

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

If you have a valid connection between the computers and Ultr@VNC does not work it might be that Software Firewall (or similar security measure) is blocking the VNC ports.

VNC at default needs ports 5800 and 5800 to be opened.

Your Wireless is too slow start by putting computers in the same room and make sure that you do not have Distance problems and once they are working while in close proximity take care of distance.

Can Not help with PS2 I am too old to enjoy Kids games.

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