How do I network 2 routers???

[gujuguy007]

I just moved into an apartment with 6 people. We have a cable modem that we have connected to a DLink router. This gives us 4 free ports. 3 Ports have been dedicated to 3 different computers. The 4th port we have connected to a Linksys router, again creating 4 open ports. The 3 ports on the Linksys router are also dedicated to 3 different computers. What can I do so that all of us can be networked and share files?

 

[BS911]

You need to attach a hub to the 4 port hub on the Linksys. This will give you the added ports you need!

 

[skyking]

Turn off dhcp on the second router, and use a regular port and crossover cable to connect to the first router. Do not use the WAN port on the second router at all, and you basically have a switch, which is what you really need anyway.

 

[BS911]

Oops...misunderstood your post.

 

[gujuguy007]

well i used a crossover wire and attached it to my 2nd router on the first port and disabled DHCP. However, it didn't work and I couldn't get any internet activity. know what the problem might be?

 

[skyking]

did you disable dhcp on the second router, or the first one that is connected to the modem? It needs to be turned off on the second one, and if you go from a regular port on the first router to a regular port on the second router, with a crossover cable, it should work.
If that is what you have done, I have no other ideas.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

We'll call the router with dhcp "A". We'll call the router without dhcp "B". Make sure you disable dhcp on B. Make sure you only use the LAN ports on B, and try connecting A and B with an ordinary passthrough cable. Make sure you set the IP for router B to something that won't interfere with anything else on the network. Also, make sure you do not set a static dhcp entry for router B on router A. If you've followed those things, it should work. (It just worked for me)

 

[Kadarin]

Also make sure that routers A and B do not have the same ip address.

 

[Superman9534]

ok this is what you do. Connect a REGULAR ethernet cable to one of the LAN Ports on router A (with DHCP thats plugged into the modem). Then, plug the other end of that REGULAR ethernet cable into the UPLINK port of router B, not the wan port, not a LAN part, the UPLINK port. Then make sure DCHP is off and set it an IP thats not conflicting.

 

[nyarrgh]

Okay, I have a similar problem with a different twist. Turning off DHCP on one router works fine... but suppose both routers are wireless (which I have), Can you link them the same way, but without using wires?

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: nyarrgh
Okay, I have a similar problem with a different twist. Turning off DHCP on one router works fine... but suppose both routers are wireless (which I have), Can you link them the same way, but without using wires?

The second router will be used as a bridge, a wireless switch and access point. It should work fine.