how to use setup two routers for only one IP adress

Dannyboyayyo

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Hello everyone,

Recently i've been able to use my old computer again. the problem is that my router is located in my lobby since the active computers have only been the laptop and my desktop (there is no phonejack in my room which is my my computer is being used as wireless)

Yesterday i connected my old computer and started it up and when i tried using my old router with it, the other router disconnects from the internet so bye bye wireless. I have to use the router in the lobby otherwise the signal wont reach my room. I dont want to buy another wireless card :/ and running a ethernet wire from the lobby to the old pc's room is going to look ugly.

Is there a way of making the two routers work with each other? or something else i can try. Thanks!
 

mechBgon

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It may be that both routers are trying to use the same IP address. That's like having two houses on the same block with the same street address, it makes the mailman confused about who to deliver the mail to :D Try this:

1) plug your second router's WAN port into a LAN port on your first router

2) set your second router's LAN IP address scheme to 10.0.0.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

3) on the PC that you were using to configure the router, now do Start > Run > cmd and use the commands ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew so your PC gets onto the 10.0.0.x scheme too

4) pull the power cords for both routers, then power up the one that's connected to the Internet and let it finish initializing, and then power up the one that you just added.


Any good?
 

mechBgon

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I guess I don't have a good picture of your network layout. Can you slap together a diagram in Paint and post it somewhere, showing where your modem, your two routers and your computers connect to eachother? What kind of Internet service do you have (DSL, cable, college network, ??).
 

mechBgon

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From the picture it looks like you connected your old router to your new router. If that's how they're connected, then do like I said before. Change the IP addressing on your old router, connect the old router's WAN port to one of the new router's LAN ports, and that should do the job.

If I'm still :confused: then LMK where I went wrong. Also, you didn't show where your modem comes into the picture, but I presume it's plugged into the new router's WAN port, right?
 

mechBgon

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Ok, so if I understand correctly, your two routers are actually DSL modems. Unless you get two separate phone lines into the house, one for each modem, and two separate DSL accounts, I don't think it can work that way. So maybe go out and pick up a cheap wireless adapter for your old PC, and then have it use your newer wireless router along with the other two computers. Would that work for your purposes?
 

Dannyboyayyo

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well thats like a last resort...i'll have to see what the cheapest is. The one in my room cost me around 70 :/
What is static routing? in the brief discription is says "Used when adding additional routers and subnets to your network" so i'm assuming thats the setting i need to work with.
 

mechBgon

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There are quite a few wireless networking adapters at Newegg.com for under $25, including both PCI-card and USB ones. I don't claim to be an expert on DSL connections but I really doubt you can have two DSL modems sharing one phone line, so keep the wireless idea in mind.
 

RebateMonger

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If you are using a DSL, the most reliable and "economical" method to share the DSL connection among multiple computers is to use a single DSL modem and router to "divide" the connection.

Put the router where it gives you wired access to the computers that need the best connections. Use WiFi, if necessary, to reach locations where you can't run wires. But it's pretty much possible to run wires everywhere if you want it badly enough.
 

Dannyboyayyo

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well its going to require a ton of wires lol and right now the router is positioned in the best and only position. so there are no settings within the two routers that can be configured so that they work together?
 

RebateMonger

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Dannyboyayyo,

The folks trying to help you are still suffering from "definitional problems". It seems like none of us truly understands what you are attempting to do and what equipment you are using.

I suggest you list the EXACT Brands/Models of equipment that you have in hand and re-state what you are trying to accomplish. Otherwise, we will be going in circles for several more days.
 

Bashbelly

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sounds like he is trying to use two dsl modems to me, which isnt go to work in any configuration. like a couple people have said here you are going to have to buy a wireless router and hook that up to your current dsl modem. Once you got that going you can connect via wireless network adapter( again another thing you need to buy) for your pc down stairs? Again when it comes to this stuff better to do your research since quite a few wireless routers suck ass :(. Cant go wrong with a DLink from what ive seen (esp their gamer modem DGL4300 or something real nice).
 

mechBgon

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Originally posted by: Dannyboyayyo
ya so theres no way to make the two dsl routers work together?
Not if you're not willing to run a cable from one to the other, nope. Sounds like a cheap sub-$20 wireless network adapter is a great solution for you, though... just put it in, link up, and there you go :cool: