On 11/29/06, Andy Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> (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.
I've done this. It works well if your satisfied with your modem's
firewall and is certainly the easiest alternative.
> (D) ... (X) said re-flash with DD-WRT (but I already have a life, and a
> hobby <g>)
If you're after more capabilities in your firewall this (or openwrt)
is a good way to go, and it's not really that much of a time-sink. If
you do this then you might be able to set up the DSL modem to pass
everything to the linksys (they might call it bridge mode or DMZ mode
or something like this).
> (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."
> *********************************************************************************
> 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)
It seems like in this situation that Linksys would get an IP address
in the 192.168.2.xxx range on its WAN side from the Old router's DHCP
server and then hand out addresses in the 192.188.1.xxx range to
wireless clients and hardwire clients on its LAN ports. I don't have
any experience with VOIP, but if you're connecting it to the linksys
you may have to set up the linksys to forward certain ports to the
VOIP, and make sure that the Old Router forwards those same ports to
the Linksys.
>
> I know there are some serious network gurus on this list so I hope one of
> them will understand this jumble <s>.
I'm no network guru but I'll play one on TV!
--
Dave Thayer
Denver, CO
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