do i need to do anything special when hooking up 2 routers?,

ramdexramdex Tucson
edited October 2005 in Science & Tech
do i need to do anything special when hooking up 2 routers?, like change the ips of the router or soething?

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  • maggie99635maggie99635 Alaska
    edited December 2003
    That depends on what your trying to accomplish. Really need more information.

    I have a wireless router hooked to a wired one. All I was doing was hooking a wireless laptop to the network already in existence. I disabled DHCP in the wireless router. Plugged it into a lan port on the wired. When I ipconfig /all I just see the wired router. I only had one wired port on the wireless router and that wouldn't do.
  • ramdexramdex Tucson
    edited December 2003
    well im just taking two routers and hooking them up so i have more ports. Do i need to dissable dchp or set the ip of the router different or something. I dunno hwat info i need to give you sence i dunno what to do.
  • verselloversello New
    edited December 2003
    If you want your entire network on the same subnet, then yeah, disable DHCP on one of the routers, and when you connec them together, connect from port-to-port, not port-to-WAN (internet port).
  • ramdexramdex Tucson
    edited December 2003
    o ok so i will connect the second one ot a port not the wan port
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited December 2003
    Yes. Then disable DHCP on the second one and use it as a switch.
  • STBEAR007STBEAR007
    edited October 2005
    Hi there I have been searching for days before I try this...

    Well I have a Network Everywhere Model NWR40B 2.4aGHz 4 port cable/dsl Router 802.11b Wireless. This was a pain to set up home PC and Laptop with some still minor issues of ip conflics etc...as well as trying to secure is nearly impossible which I am sure I am missing information somewhere.

    Anyways...

    So...the Network Everywhere Model NWR40B 2.4aGHz 4 port cable/dsl Router 802.11b Wireless and The other Wireless is a GigaFast Model number WF719-CAPR G-Broadband 802.11b/g router.

    I want to use the GigaFast first in line from the Cable modem (So I can get faster speed on laptop that will be in the house) and hard wire (Run the Ethernet Cable from this one as well to the Network Everywhere one in the garage where I don't get a strong enough signal from the house when I have the laptop out here as well or in the backyard to. I can deal with the B one outside since slower as I am not outside with the Laptop to often but nice to have my area covered by a decent signal while out 40-50' from the Wireless Router situated in the center of the house. Also would like to get rid of this IP conflict error when both computers are on and secure the wireless.

    SORRY for asking but I always research things first but of course there is nothing in the 2 page manuals you get as well as I am really having a hard time both understanding how to do this as well as finding anything to relate to this. If I do it's not in english (well not english enough for me to understand...lol) I have been on computers built repaired etc...for 20 years but all that fun stuff when it comes to networking I am...YES...A dummy at at...BUT I am really trying to figure learn and understand...

    MANY THANKS
    STBEAR007
  • STBEAR007STBEAR007
    edited October 2005
    Ahh I hit the post reply not new topic VERY VERY Sorry....
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