How do you do this?

RockinZ28

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Situation:

I currently use the wifi from my bosses apartment upstairs. Use a usb wifi adapter to get internet to my pc. I also have a NAS that I would like to be able to use locally through ethernet. Doesn't seem to detect it at all if I connect it directly to my pc.

I can see it though if I route it through my router. Problem is I can only get one thing working at a time. Either I can see the NAS through ethernet via my router, but then I can't get any internet through my wifi adapter. Or I can get internet via wifi adapter, but then can't see anything on LAN.

How can I get them to both work simultaneously? The router I have is an Asus RT-N56U.
 

MysticRyuujin

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You should be able to see the NAS and get internet if you set your ethernet adapter's IP address manually (without a default gateway) and put it on a different subnet than your wireless.

Your NAS should be on the same subnet as the computer's ethernet. Maybe something like:

WiFi: 192.168.1.0/24
LAN: 192.168.2.0/24

Where LAN does not contain a default gateway.

Also if you're connecting DIRECTLY to the computer without a switch you might need a crossover cable, this should be obvious if the NIC says connected or not.
 

VirtualLarry

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Is the NAS set for a static IP? Or is it configured for DHCP? (In which case, it needs to see a DHCP server in order for it to be assigned an IP, in order for your PC to see it.)

Personally, I would get a router and flash with DD-WRT, and set it up as a wireless Client Mode, but leave DHCP and NAT enabled. That way, your wireless WAN gets assigned from your bosses router, and then that IP is NATed and then your router hands out local IPs (hopefully on a different subnet than your bosses router).

This should allow your PC to see your NAS, and also access the internet.
 

RockinZ28

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You should be able to see the NAS and get internet if you set your ethernet adapter's IP address manually (without a default gateway) and put it on a different subnet than your wireless.

Your NAS should be on the same subnet as the computer's ethernet. Maybe something like:

WiFi: 192.168.1.0/24
LAN: 192.168.2.0/24

Where LAN does not contain a default gateway.

Also if you're connecting DIRECTLY to the computer without a switch you might need a crossover cable, this should be obvious if the NIC says connected or not.

Hell yea, this worked perfectly, thx! Should have asked this 4 months ago when I moved in here lol. This was only temporary while I found a house, should be closing in 2-3 weeks.

I'm sure I'll have more questions on how to network a 3000sqft house. Networking is definitely my weakest area of knowledge.