Router to Router Question

[vwsung18t]

I'm basically trying to do this...

http://www.backfrog.com/images/060809-diagram.jpg

the routers are both D-Link. I have an ethernet wire connecting between the two routers. The problem is that the second router won't connect to the internet. I thought it wasn't connecting to the G router but the B router seems to assign a different IP address to itself than the G.

 

[jlazzaro]

is DHCP turned off on one of the routers? You can only have 1 DHCP server running at once, otherwise they will conflict.

 

[Tsaico]

It should work if you plug the wan port of the last router to a regular port to the 1st router. Assuming you have cable, the cable modem should assign an IP to the 1st router, who then assigns an IP to the last router. You just need to make sure the last router has a different subnet pool of IPs (ex: router 1 issues 192.168.10.x and the last one issues 192.168.9.x), or the DHCP is off entirely you will then have to use statip IPs or, no DHCP and no routing, just use it as a wireless access point.

But why do you want to do this? Just ditch the older stuff and use just G.

 

[vwsung18t]

the first one is set at 192.168.0.1 and the second one is set at 192.168.0.2. i'll have to check DCHP.

the signal doesn't seem to travel much through walls and floors at my house. the G is in the first floor. when i'm in the basement, i get about 30% signal. when i'm on the second floor, i get around 15%. all my computers and my xbox is in the basement so i just ran an ethernet cable down but i can only attach it to one device at a time. i happened to have an extra router so i was trying to use it. the two computers and my xbox is in the same area so i wanted to just connect the router wire-"fully."

 

[JackMDS]

You have two options.

One cohesive Network (the principle here), Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

Two Networks (the principle here), http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html

:sun:

 

[vwsung18t]

ah, thank you, i figured that i had to plug it into the WAN port. i didn't know i had to use a crossover cable to a normal port. i will try that.

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: vwsung18t
ah, thank you, i figured that i had to plug it into the WAN port. i didn't know i had to use a crossover cable to a normal port. i will try that.

Depending on the router, you don't always need a crossover cable. Some are smart enough to figure it out. I'm using my WRT54G as a switch and don't need a X/O cable, just a normal one works fine. But try it and see.

 

[vwsung18t]

by any chance do you know if DLink routers can do this?

 

[saabman]

typically if you get a link light when plugging in the cable, the connection should work (straight thru or x-over cable), all else beng correctly configured as discussed above.

 

[TheNite]