working with two routers, need help

[hwhobbs]

i have a router downstairs and one upstairs. i need to configure the one upstairs jsut to split the internet connection because i am still going to need to connect to the printer downstairs. they are both wireless linksys routers. how can i get the upstairs router to use the downstairs one as its default gateway?

 

[fuzzynavel]

Sorry to be a pain but why 2 routers...any specific reason.....one router could probably handle all your LAN and net needs!!!

Also let us know what model of routers you have..as there are a few wireless linksys routers available..

 

[hwhobbs]

one is a WRT54G and the other is BEFW11S4. i was told that the second router could be used as a hub, so that's what im trying to do. if its not possible i will go out and buy a workgroup switch, but that is a last resort. i have 5 pcs, a laptop, and a printserver and i already have one workgroup switch. the second router is upstairs by my main pc because im trying to split my internet connection that comes up here so i can play xbox live.... thanks for any help

 

[fuzzynavel]

buying a router to act as a hub is overkill.....try running with one router and a wireless network bridge on the Xbox if it works then throw the second router back where it came from!!

one router should be able to handle the load from a few PC's.....splitting a connection in two is not easy as I have been lead to believe as the connection will put bandwidth where is needed unless you have some dedicated hardware to throttle and separate the connection.

Back to the hub thing....I presume you want a wired hub...and I believe that the linksys firmware will allow you to set a default gateway to the other router....some manual reading required as I am not too familiar with that particular router

 

[hwhobbs]

i didnt buy the router, i had it lying around... and wont i have to buy a wireless adapter for the xbox if i want to use wireless? what im trying to do is use that second router like a hub or workgroup switch so i can access files on teh pc's that are downstairs as well as print... thanks for your help

 

[fuzzynavel]

In theory it should be easy enough to use the second router as a hub as long as you turn off its DHCP and get it to use the other one as the gateway but as I said I am not too familiar with those routers so I can't really go into specifics!