Adding Wireless Routers

I have been using a WCG200 modem/router on a home network for some time with no problems. I'm trying to add a WRT54G router to the network, so I can add a printer to the network. So far i cannot make this work. Does anybody have any experience with this?

You don't want a router. You want a wireless access point. You have wireless routers which you don't want to use as routers but only as access points. A router by definition routes traffic between multiple subnets connected to different interfaces (WAN and LAN). That kind of configuration is not what the WRT is built for and that's why support tells you it's a not a standard configuration for a WRT.
You can use a WRT like a simple access point.
Reconfigure the router through its web inteface. Wire a computer to the router first.
1. Set the LAN IP address to a free IP address in the existing network.
2. Make sure NOT to set a static IP on the internet connection type.
3. On the main setup page disable the DHCP server.
4. Now save settings. You'll loose the connection.
5. Unplug the computer and wire one of the numbered LAN ports to your existing network.
Now you can access the web interface of the WRT on the new LAN IP address. Everything wired to the remaining 3 LAN ports and everything connected wireless has direct access to the network.

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Problems with my LinkSys wireless routers since getting AT&T u-verse

I recently installed AT&T u-verse. Every since it's hit or miss on whether I can connect to my two linksys wireless routers. Sometimes it connects fine but other times I can try for hours and never obtain an IP address. I never have a problem connecting to the 2wire wireless router which was installed when u-verse was installed but it doesn't have coverage for my whole house.
The AT@T tech says the 2Wire has problems with routers being configured behind their router??? He said that I need to set my Linksys wireless routers up as access points???
Anyone have any suggestions on what to try? Anyone else have issues like this after u-verse was installed?
Thanks

I've had AT&T U-verse since March, and I wish it wasn't the best option in my area. I have been through 3 of those 2-Wire Gateways and as best I can track down it's that DHCP Server. I have a BEFSR41v3 (and yes, I am NOT using the WAN port, just the switch at IP 192.168.1.10) and a WAP54G (IP 192.168.1.11) using WPA2-PSK and have been using for years now. AT&T tried telling me it was my wireless devices, which strangely enough worked PERFECTLY fine on my Linksys hardware with the same SSID/Key when I was with TWC. My wireless devices would work fine for a while, then gradually start having problems until by 2 weeks they are completely unable to negotiate an IP from the DHCP. Called AT&T, they reset the gateway, and everything works for 2 more weeks. Most my computers (wired or WiFi) are manually IP configured. Only my laptop (also used on a college WiFi) and visitors use the DHCP server (and the AT&T Boxes). THUS far I've been reasonably successful by limiting the AT&T Gateway to 3 addresses for my Boxes, letting it issue them to the TV's, then adding my linksys router (ignoring the WAN port and using DHCP on with an allocation of 15 addresses) and setting the Linksys WAP to the #4 port. This weird setup now gets short lasting fits in the form of "Limited Connectivity" for my WiFi devices using Dyamic IP. It can still access the LAN perfect, only that device has no Internet Access, and Windows says i'm being blocked by a Firewall. It self resolves in a few minutes without me doing anything and it MIGHT come once or so a month, or until they run another update which seems to ALWAYS reset that gateway (I've given up changing the password and now keep a txt on every system since it seems to reset at least monthly). A few days ago it's started giving me IP conflicts that disappeared within 1-2 minutes, which is odd since it is my manual IP's getting the conflicts... It did that for 2 days then hasn't since.
Currently I'm wired as...
AT&T Gateway 192.1681.254 w/ 3 DHCP range 1.160-163, WiFi disabled, and 3 LAN ports to 2 TV's and my BEFSR41
BEFSR41 192.168.1.10 w/ 15 DHCP range 1.60-74, WAN port unused, 4 LAN ports to 1 Desktop, 2 unmanaged Netgear 1000 switches, and 1 to the WAP
WAP54G 192.168.1.11 with it's gateway set to 192.168.1.10
1 Netgear switch provides wired access for the entertainment center (PS3, DVD player, DVR, etc) and open ports for visitors
Other Netgear switch is upstairs and runs to 2 additional desktops and one more cable box...
All my wired NICs are set to a 1.2x address and all configured WiFi devices (Wii and a pair of Android phones) i have on a 1.3x.
Manual IP with a 255.255.255.0 mask and gateway 192.168.1.254, manually entering the DNS from the gateway's Broadband Details page
As far as I've been able to test and observe, that gateway is tempermental (and intermittent so tech support can't EVER find a problem conveniently) with anything using the DHCP other than the cable boxes. My manual set devices have had no problems other than that strange IP conflict that popped up on 3 computers, bugged me 2 days, then just never came back (also ironically the monday i was going to call a tech support about it)
I've attempted to disable the DHCP entirely from the gateway and only use my Linksys DHCP. That seemed to work for a few hours untill, i'm guessing, the leases expired. Then all 3 TV's stopped. Everything getting it's IP manually or from the Linksys continued just fine, internet and all. The cable boxes only returned when i re-activated the 2-Wire's DHCP Server.
I would like to try using the Linksys router to isolate my LAN (and everything else i can) from that 2-Wire with a cascade, just link across on a single static IP to dodge that DHCP, but i havn't been able to get the cablebox upstairs to work off the Linksys DHCP. Even then, I'm not sure how i can get a network split to work. If i only isolated the DHCP over my WiFi, they would still at least loose file-sharing with the my File/Media/Backup PC downstairs. Move that to the other side, then the PC's upstairs loose access. As is it's MOSTLY stable though, i just have to pull apart the gateway and cut down it's DHCP range so my devices will actually get an IP from my linksys. If i don't take away the 2-wires, i still get a high IP fail rate. It would be great if i'm overlooking some way to force all DHCP IP requests -OTHER- than the cable boxes to get their IP from the Linksys and not the 2-Wire
Far as jdaley, I havn't tried to set a cascade since I'm having problems figuring out a means to isolate the boxes (and 2-wire) away from the LAN since one box is upstairs sharing a single cable with the computers there. Someone else seemed to report a success that way. If not that, then only other thing I can think of might be to just manually set all your WiFi IP addresses by hand
Thanks for any other ideas on dodging this 2-Wire's DHCP I'd really appreciate it. I'm really hoping i'm just overlooking something SIMPLE.

Where can I get a tutorial on how to learn every function on the wireless routers ??

Linksys wireless routers have many configurations, i would like to know how to do everything on these wireless routers...where can i get a full tutorial about every function, setting and everything there is to know about these wireless routers??? Thanks

As per my knowledge there is not one complete tutorial for how to configure wireless settings in the router .....
But one thing you can do is to log in to http://linksys.com/kb ...... it provides all the information related to all products of Linksys ......
Just type the Model number of the router you want to know about ....& it shows different answers .....
Give it a try .... & see it is helpful or not .....

Adding wireless to home LAN w/ WRT54G2

I have a home LAN composed of ethernet cables and two Linksys Etherfast 10/100 5-port workgroup switches. This setup is about 6 years old and has always worked fine, has never been updated since original setup.
Now I need to replace the ethernet card in my son's desktop computer, and since he will probably be getting a laptop soon with wireless, I figured this would be a good time to add wireless to our network. I've never worked with any wireless network stuff before, so just bought what the guy at Staples recommended: a Linksys Wireless-G PCI card to replace my son's ethernet card, and a Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router.
We are not using the Router for an internet connection; we live too far from town for cable, and don't want Embarq DSL, so our only internet connection is by dial-up through my computer (connection shared with the kids through our LAN).
All I want this new wireless stuff for is to let my son connect to our existing LAN via wireless.
Problem 1: all of the setup instructions seem to assume that we are connecting to the internet by cable or DSL and that this will go through the new router. As noted above, we're not doing that.
Problem 2: when I try to do the initial setup from the included CD, it keeps giving me errors. The errors are different depending on whether my computer is connected to the internet via dial-up when I run the setup:
2a) if my computer is connected to the internet via dial-up when I run setup, the error message comes during the first step (Check Connection) and says "Error 301: Internal Error" - unfortunately, there does not seem to be any reference for me to look up Error 301 and see what this actually means.
2b) if my computer is not connected to the internet when I run setup, then setup progresses OK through the Check Connection step without error and goes on to the Install Router step. Since I am not connecting to the internet through this router, I cannot follow the instructions exactly as given (since they assume a cable or DSL connection through the router), but I do the rest of it and connect the router to my computer's ethernet port with the included cable, then plug in the router. Setup shows a "waiting for router" message for about two minutes, then terminates with the error message: "Your new router does not appear to be connected properly. Error 322: New Router Not Detected." (The green LEDs light up showing that the router recognizes an ethernet connection in LAN port 1, but the setup program doesn't seem to be aware of this somehow?)
Problem 3: I thought that I might be able to just skip the above by giving my web browser the address 192.168.1.1 and going into the router's internal setup that way. No such luck; although the router is connected to my computer and is powered on, my browser says the requested page is Not Found.
Is this even the right product for what I am trying to do - add wireless to our existing LAN? Or is this only intended for connection through a cable or DSL modem to the internet,as all of the instructions seem to assume?
Any help for dealing with above error problems and getting this thing working?

You did not want a wireless router. You wanted a wireless access point. Wireless routers are made to share the internet connection. That's what the standard installation procedure on the CD does. Anything else must be done manually.
You can use the access point in the WRT to add wireless to your existing LAN. The basic instructions are here.
In your scenario the first router is your dial-up computer with internet sharing. It uses IP address 192.168.0.1 by default. An available LAN IP address for the WRT would be 192.168.0.2 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
To change it, you should unplug the WRT from everything. Connect a single computer by wire to the WRT. Do not use your dial-up/internet-sharing computer for that. This other computer should automatically get an IP address from the WRT and now you should be able to access http://192.168.1.1/ In the setup change the LAN IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.2. On the same page also turn off the DHCP server. Now save the settings. You'll loose the connection.
Now rewire everything back. The WRT is hooked up by one of its numbered LAN ports to your LAN! Do not use the internet port of the WRT! That should do it. Now wireless computers can connect through the WRT into your LAN and through that to your dial-up and internet.

I have 1 Internet Connection and I need to hook 2 wireless routers help.

I have one internet connection. I need to use 2 wireless routers. What model of linksys router should I purchase and how should I hook them so we can use both at the same time.

Remember that both wireless routers will not communicate wirelessly you will have to connect both the router's together with Ethernet Cables...
What will be the approximate distance between both the routers ?
Do you wish to establish communication between the computers connected to Router 1 and computers connected to Router 2 ?
Do you wish to have a separate network for both the router's ? Look at this link
You can go with Wireless - N draft Router's(WRT310N, WRT320N, WRT350N, WRT400N, WRT600N etc) as they will give you a good range to connect to a distant wireless clients...

Connecting two WRT54G wireless routers - how to configure

Hi All,
I have two WRT54G wireless routers. One is currently providing wireless access for several users at a local law firm. I need to connect a second wireless router for a user who works for another company in the same office. The second wireless router is basically going to be used for Internet access. The Office Manager at the law office does not want the user from the other company using their wireless router directly, BUT they will allow me to hook up the second wireless router for Internet access. I realize this doesn't really make sense in terms of security, but this is the scenario I must abide to. So I am wondering how to configure the second router. I am thinking that I connect a CAT5 from one port on the first router to the Internet port on the second router. I am also guessing that I need to assign the the second router a static IP with a different subnet such as 192.168.2.1. I am not sure if the first router still has the default 192.168.1.1. If the first router does use 192.168.1.1 would I need to change the IP on the second one to one on another subnet? Thanks.

You will need a setup like this:
Modem --- new WRT54G ---- existing WRT54G
192.168.2.1 192.168.1.1 ( "Local IP address" )
Modem connects to Internet port of new WRT54G.
LAN port of new WRT54G connects to Internet port on existing WRT54G.
SSID: different on each router (do not use "linksys" )
SSID broadcast: enabled on both routers
encryption: recommend WPA2, or at least WPA (can be same or different on the two routers).
passwords: different on each router.
channel: try to stay at least 5 channels apart. Usually channel 1, 6, and 11 work best, but any two different channels can be used.
Any "port forwarding" used by existing WRT54G must also be done on new WRT54G.
Both routers need a real login password (not "admin" )
New WRT54G will need "Intenet connection type" set to whatever is currently on existing WRT54G. Internet connection type for existing WRT54G will need to be set to DHCP.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 01-15-2008 01:54 AM

Wireless routers on only 80211b or g instead of mixed as fix to connection

I posted before that setting an Airport Extreme base station to run only on 802.11b or only on 802.11g instead of mixed b/g fixed many connection issues on my MacBook Pro. Well, it seems it is also a fix with other routers. I just tried it on two Lynksys and Netgear wireless routers and now connection is perfect.
Can anyone please confirm if this works for them?

I forgot to include the link to the original post. Here it is:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=523621&tstart=0

I need help setting this up. 2 wireless routers off one internet connection

I have a cable internet connection. I want to connect a netgear wireless router and then plug in a 80ft ethernet cable attached to a Linksys wireless router. Can the Linksys router be used as an access point? Or basically I want to use both wireless routers. I need help putting this together.

Yes you can do that, here are the steps on hot to do it.The router A or your netgear must be configured like router A on the illustration on this link ^_^
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Reset password for Wireless routers

How to reset the password for wireless routers? Do I re-setup again? I lost my CD and manual, what can i do?

Hold the reset button on the router for 15 seconds and the router will be restored to factory defaults setting.
Then type the router's IP 192.168.1.1 in your IE address bar and hit the Enter key, you will receive a login promot, you will leave the username field blank and type admin in the password field to gain entry.

Third party wireless routers incompatible with PowerBook airport

Hello there. I'm not having success with my problem so I thought I'd ask if anyone knows anything about incompatible wireless routers. In Mac help under Airport there is a curious statement that some hardware may be incompatible with Airport. As I travel through Chile, I have encountered several public Wi Fi hotspots to which I am unable to connect. I have all the TCP/IP settings entered correctly (IP address, router address, DNS, sub-net mask, everything) yet still unable to connect, including the Wi Fi at my hotel. They have provided me with all the necessary information, entered in the TCP/IP tab in the Network prefs pane, yet still unable to connect. DHCP this is not. I have never encountered this anywhere. I suspect the wireless hardware they use will not communicate with an Apple product. Could this be true? Has anyone run into this?
Thank you,
Michael

Thanks for your help. I tried all the encryption methods using the password given to me by the hotel and the coffee shops. Wi Fi appeared to be a complete mystery to them, although they seemed to have enough of a clue to suspect the encryption to be WEP. (Wi Fi has only recently arrived to Punta Arenas). I tried all the WEP and LEAP and any WPA, although some of the WPA methods wouldn't accept the password (the "OK" button was grayed out). It's got me stumped.
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Will Linksys wireless routers be updated to the final 802.11n spec when its finished?

Will Linksys wireless routers be updated to the final 802.11n spec when its finished? I read that most can be updated to the final spec with a firmware update.

I can't see why they wouldn't be. There'd be a whole lot of people upset if they didn't...
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Linking 2 wrt300n wireless routers??

I need help in linking two wrt300n linksys wireless routers. I am setting up a retreat center with two wings 180 feet long. One router will not reach the length of the building. I am able to make connection with one router but the other router will not allow internet connection. Can anyone help me?
Dennis

With the equipment you have, the only way to "link" them together is by ethernet cable. You cannot link them wirelessly.
The WRT300N that is connected to your modem will be your primary router. The other WRT300N will need to be converted to a WAP (wireless access point).
For instructions on how to do that, see my post at:
http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wired_Routers&message.id=14774&query.id=175...
The instructions are the same for your setup, except the "wired" router in the instructions is the same as your primary router.
Also note that with two wireless routers, you will need to set them as follows:
SSID: same on both (do not use "linksys" )
SSID broadcast: both set to enabled
encyption method: same on both
encryption key: same on both
channel: set each router to a different channel. You can use any two channels, but ideally they should be at least 5 channels apart. Channels 1, 6, and 11 usually work best.

One cable modem tow wireless routers in my house --- is this possible?

I'd like to use two wireless routers to fully cover my house with wireless access. I have a WRT5462 v1 wireless router that I connected directly to the cable modem, and then connected a second wireless router to one of the CAT 5 ports in the first, with the CAT 5 going into the "Internet" port in the second, which is a WRT610N v1. The first router works fine, but the second does not provide internet connectivity to the devices that connect to it.
I suspect I need to make modifications to the Internet Connection Type in the Basic Wireless Configuration - I changed from DHCP to a Static IP of 192.168.1.2, but this didn't work. Any help and direction greatly appreciated
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Go to Solution.

Thank you very much for you response. Done the set-up as you described, with 1 exception: The WRT54G2 v1 doesn't allow me to reserve an IP address in the DHCP Server settings section. Therefore, I set up its Network as 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.49
That said, the 2nd router is set up with that IP address, and I can connect to it both vie Ethernet and wireless, and it is supplying IP addresses via its DHCP server address accordingly. However, no access to the Internet (via the first router).
Now, when I set up router 2 as a static IP, I'm asked to enter an "Internet IP Address", which I've specified as the 192.168.1.2 as you indicated. I'm then required to enter a subnet mask and default gateway, and then DNS 1, DNS2 (Optional), DNS3 (Optional)
Not knowing what I should enter here, I entered 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask, and 192.168.1.1 (address of the first router) as default gateway.
Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

Using 2 wireless routers

I have an area where we use wireless routers and the building causes interference with the signal. I tried to use a range extender and it worked marginally at best. I would like to place 2 routers with the same access information (SSID and WEP key) on opposite sides of the building to provide full coverage. Is this possible and should I change the Local IP Address for the second router.
There is a wired router in line with one of the wireless units, so I am already using 192.168.1.254 for the first wireless router.
Thanks for any info you can provide.

cbowden wrote:
I have an area where we use wireless routers and the building causes interference with the signal. I tried to use a range extender and it worked marginally at best. I would like to place 2 routers with the same access information (SSID and WEP key) on opposite sides of the building to provide full coverage. Is this possible and should I change the Local IP Address for the second router.
There is a wired router in line with one of the wireless units, so I am already using 192.168.1.254 for the first wireless router.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
Hi
U can simplly try Cascading of both routers.
Tutorial :
http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3733&p_created=11520...
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Can 2 Wireless Routers Communicate?

Hi,
I have a 2 wireless routers. One is connected to my modem and everything works fine- I can access the Internet from my PC. What I'd like to do is place my 2nd wireless router beside my TV and connect my XBox to it and have my "Internet" wireless router communicate with it.
I can do this if I plug a wire from my "Internet" router to the Xbox router but I can't get the 2 to communicate wirelessly.
Is it possible for 2 routers to communicate with each other in this way or will I need to buy a Bridge? Is there a setting that would let me turn my 2nd router to "Bridge" mode? Is this possible? My second (Xbox) router is a WRT54G.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Chuck

You could possibly try this method :
Hard Wire One of your Computers to the 2nd Wireless Router
[ The Router that desire to use with XBox ] .
Possibly after Reseting it, Log onto the Router's Setup
Page [ http:// 192.168.1.1 ] , Configure the Wireless Settings-
Rename the SSID , Alter the Wireless Channel to 6,
Enable the SSID broadcast ,Save the Settings.
Then Click the Tab ' Wireless Security ', below the Wireless Tab,
Set the Security Mode to WEP, Default Key as Key 1,
Encryption Mode as ' 64 Bits10 Hex Digits ' ,
Leave the Passphrase blank, Type a10 digit Key [ can
contain 0-9,A-F ] in WEP Key 1 Field alone, Copy the Key on a
piece of paper for your reference, Save the Settings.Then
Click the Tab " Setup " .Under the Setup Tab,You could find a
listing that says, "Local IP address" : From 192.168.1.1 ,
CHANGE IT TO192.168.1.5 and then set the DHCP Server
option to Disable. Save the Settings. Unplug the Power Adapter
to this Router and reconnect it after 20 Seconds.Now, Try
Connecting a Cable to Port 1 of this Router to the Port 3 or 4
of the Primary Router. This should work.
Check it and let me know . . .

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