Whil's gadget-hunger driven shopping spree seems to be catching <bg>
I have just bought a Linksys WRTGS Wireless Router from pcWorld (£39.99
with a 'free' usb wireless adapter - that seems remarkably cheap!) [Actual
*questions* lower down <g>]
Now there's nothing like buying new kit to reveal the depth of one's
ignorance about networking (and I seem to have forgotten even the bit I
thought I knew!) - so I rtfm - of course it assumes that you are starting
from where they want you to start (one PC connected to a Cable/ Broadband
modem and a new laptop still in its box). Unfortunately (like a lot of
their customers surely?) I already have a router (in fact an adsl
modem/router), my existing setup works and I would like to disturb it as
little as possible (OK I could have bought a wireless access poiny (wap)
but they cost more for less kit).
So onto Google - where I get conflicting advice (let's call the
contributers A, B, C etc):
(A)HOW YOU CONNECT TWO ROUTERS TOGATHER PEOPLE IS QUIET SIMPLE. DISABLE
ROUTER B'S DHCP SERVER AND THEN RUN A STRAIGHT THROUGH ETHERNET CABLE OFF
OF ONE OF THE LAN PORTS ON ROUTER A. THEN YOU CONNECT THE OTHER END TO THE
WAN PORT OF ROUTER B. BINGO NOTE:ALSO MAKE SURE ON BOTH ROUTERS THAT THE IP
RANGES ARE DIFFRENT. (sic)
(B) you *should* be able to turn any router into an AP simply by disabling
DHCP and connecting it via the switch ports rather than the WAN port.
(C) said this can cause hardware problems and invalidate Warranty
(D) ... (X) said re-flash with DD-WRT (but I already have a life, and a
hobby <g>)
(RTFM) Linksys ("Connecting One Router to Another")
<Internet>-<Modem><Router>-<Linksys [Wireless] Router>-<-multiple PC's
Change Local IP Address on <Router> from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1
(Note: no mention of disablimg DHCP)
Connect one [lan] port on <Router> to the Linksys wan port
Move (some?) devices to the Linksys lan ports
"Go to Chapter 6 - Configuring ..."
('Advanced Routing' in Chapter 6 says to select 'Router' instead of
'Gateway'** if another router exists on your network - "Dynamic Routing
will be enabled"***
(Note: no mention of enabling router messaging on the other router)
**(I had hoped to see a 'WAP' option here)
***"This feature is Disabled by default...you can also select LAN &
Wireless, which performs dynamic routing over your Ethernet and wireless
networks. You can also select WAN, which performs dynamic routing with data
coming from the Internet. Finally, selecting Both enables dynamic routing
for both networks, as well as data from the Internet."
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So my questions:
If I change my old router* to e.g. 192.168.2.1 do I have to disable dhcp on
it? - if I don't would I have the potential to hang a .2.x subnet off it? -
if yes why would I do that?
Assuming I don't hang anything directly off the old router how do I access
it (and its modem) from the .1.x network?
(Which sounds like the same question as how do I access my BT voip box
which has so far refused to move off 192.168.192.1)
*(a perfectly good old Zyxel which actually seems to have more capabilities
than the Linksys)
I know there are some serious network gurus on this list so I hope one of
them will understand this jumble <s>.
tia
Andrew Davies MBCS CITP
- AndyD 8-)#
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