Networking a Powerline Adapter network w/ separate router network - 2 IPs

[MIDIman]

In my house, the internet is coming via fiber optic to some sort of switch in my garage, which then goes to various ethernet ports throughout the house. No modems.

I'm trying to get all of my devices to talk to each other - WIRED. I only want to use wireless for laptops.

I have three key locations:
- Home Theater: 3 devices + wireless router getting a direct ethernet port from the wall.
- Basement 1: Desktop Computer w/ powerline receiver (linksys' newset PLK300 kit).
- Basement 2: Powerline transmitter getting a direct ethernet port from the wall.

The problem is my computer in the basement can't talk to my wireless router and the wired devices in my home theater. I've confirmed that the ethernet port in the basement is giving me a different IP from the ethernet in the home theater.

I tried taking one of the outputs on the wireless router to the powerline transmitter, but that obviously doesn't work - obvious to me now.

What's the easiest way to do this other than running a cable?

 

[JackMDS]

What type of IPs the devices are getting (External, or Local)?

Are they on the same Subnet?

In any case if you want a second location to connect Wireless you have to Bridge. Regular Wireless Routers can not Bridge.

Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html

 

[MIDIman]

IPs are definitely external from my house.

Only the last set of numbers is different in the IP...i.e. in 111.22.33.444 -> 444 is the only different number.

What I want to do is have both of the networks be able to talk to each other WIRED, not wireless. What if I got another Powerline receiver and connected it to the wireless router? Would my desktop then be able to talk to the router's wired devices?

 

[kevnich2]

What specific IP is the basement computer getting? What specific IP is the home theater PC?

 

[JackMDS]

You are a lucky man the world is your Oyster. (j/k).

You do not have a Private Network, the Internet is your Network (which is Highly insecure and dangerous for your private info.).

You can not share and connect between your computers as it is done when we use LAN.

First step talk to your ISP find what is it that you have and how to connect it to a Router.

Then configure the system as a Private LAN. :thumbsup:

 

[kevnich2]

Jack, he mentioned he has FIOS in his garage - it sounds like he has a FIOS router in his garage and then that is shared to his house. FIOS only gives out one public IP address, unless he has a business account. It sounds like he has his FIOS router in the garage and another router near his entertainment system which is why I asked which specific IP's he's getting. If he's getting 192.168.1.x on one and 192.168.2.x on another, he has two DHCP servers on the same LAN which would be causing lots of issues. Now if he truly has all public IP's on his devices, I'd sure like to know what type of internet plan he's on that allows for that but then yes you are right, that is very dangerous to have and then would need to put a router in his garage to separate the public internet from his internal LAN.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: kevnich2
Jack, he mentioned he has FIOS in his garage - it sounds like he has a FIOS router in his garage and then that is shared to his house.

I am Not so Good at the guessing game.

I am in the Medical business, but Not in Dentistry. I did Not go to Dental school because I do Not like to pull out Teeth (which is what is needed to be done to get info from some OPs in order to help them).

Providing a private IP subnet is Not a security risk. If the OP does not want to provide the info asked, let him figure it out.