Cascading Linksys Routers

Howdy YouALL,
     My first forum ever and post. I got this idea since getting the new Linksys WRT1900AC router. I try to stay up with all the new stuff. Now I have all this old stuff laying around; that being a EA6500AC, E3200N and a WRT54G routers. I also have this Linksys WUMC710 media connector thats being laying here in a box for a year or so. Now my idea is hooking the old routers to the media connector and place them at one end of my house and then send a signal to the WRT1900 (now my main router) which is at the other end of my house. That would be about 60 ft. and 2 walls.   I get my internet by whats called Line-of-site.  It is suspose to be some kind of Motorola radio signal. Its not much, about 3-5 mb download and 1 mb up. It's a strong signal though and the best I can get other than dial up, since I live out here in the boondocks, oops, hope thats not a bad word.
     Well, to all you folks out there, does my idea have any merits ? Can it be done ? If so, any ideas on where to start ? You see, I live alone with my little tail waggers and I like to watch a movie now and then, usually Netflix or Amazon. Seems like lately I am getting more spin on that little circle. I have the Linksys PLWK400 powerline extender kit laying in a box but can't get it set up. The setup disc says I need Windows 7 with SP1. Well, I have Windows 8.1 so it won't run the disc. Can't find a fix nowheres.
     Well, thats enough talking for me for one day. YouALL have a nice day !

http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=169333b784cf4c78b8db5490f85c518a_Setting_.xml&pid=...
or
http://www.northshore-it.com/tips/how-tos/cascade_linksys/#LAN_to_LAN
If you plan to use the WiFi on the additonal APs, you an use the same SSID names and PWs on each radio, however channels need to be dfferent and SSID names should dffer per 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.

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Personal File Sharing fails on network of (2) cascading Linksys routers.

Topography:
Comcast cable modem attached to (WAN-port) Linksys BEFSR41 (4-port).
Linksys WRT54G (WAN-port) attached to Linksys BEFSR41 (4-port).
Linksys BEFSR41 starting @ is 192.168.1.1.
Linksys WRT54G starting @ is 192.168.2.1.
All systems attached to either the ethernet ports of the BEFSR41,
the ethernet ports of the WRT54G, or Wi-Fi of the WRT54G connect
to the Internet flawlessly.
Problem:
Using Personal File Sharing (Connect to Server…) all Apple systems
(all MacOS X v10.4.7) only see other systems attached to the router
that they are attached to & vice versa, i.e. systems attached to BEFSR41
can not see systems attached to WRT54G & vice versa.
Any ideas?

I think you could get around this by changing the subnet mask to 255.255.254.0, (maybe 255.255.0.0), but not sure if it would open Security problems for you.
With the subnet mask set to 255.255.255.0, you can only see other computers in the range where only the last number is different... if it was set to 0.0.0.0.0, then theoretically you could connect to any Computer in the world, havent tried it though!:-)
Other ways exist of one router handing out all the IPs, but that's for later.

Cascading two Linksys routers questions

wanted to clear up some things before I purchase my 2nd router.
So currently, i have a wrt54g2 connected to my cable modem.
What I want to do is add a wireless n router with gigabit to my LAN.
So I would just follow the instructions on cascading the routers here: http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3733&p_created=11520...
This makes the router a repeater pretty much and uses the same IP for the new computers, 192.168.1.x
So my question is, if I connected to the 2nd router via LAN will I be also in the same IP range and can see the other computers on the first router?
Reason why I'm doing this, old router hosts just normal everyday computers via wifi and lan ports.
New router will handle htpc and media storage server via lan ports and netflix streaming via wifi.
Thats why I want the gigabit ports, b/c there will be alot of media transferred between the htpc and media storage server.
I'm using the wireless n for a samsung blu-ray player that can do netflix, pandora and also read shared drives. It can read divx and h.264, so I thought the wireless n throughput will be fine on N and not bogged on g.
any opinions and help would be appreciated.

Yes, the second router will be in the same network range and the device which will be connected to the second router wil get the IP from the first router. To do so you need to the disable the DHCP on your second router.

Slow/Erratic Wireless Internet Speeds. Have tried a lot. (Multiple Linksys Routers)

I just moved into a new house, and now have a 10mb ADSL connection.
When wired (direct to the modem, or through routers) my speeds are fine.
But when on wireless, they are very erratic. I use a local speedtest site, and when wired it will get up to the correct speed quickly and stay there till test concludes. But on wireless, it will sometimes do that, but 90% of the time it will slowly get up to speed, drop a few Mb's, maybe stay at half speed, maybe go back up, etc....
I have 4 linksys routers (no not all in use currently), 2 WRT54G's, WRT54G2, and a WRT160n.
I have two laptops, one running a Dell 1490 card (Broadcom) and a HP Tablet running a N card (it is broadcom, will have to look up the model). Have tested multiple OS's (XP, Vista, 7).
Nothing seems to make a difference, so problem between all routers. I have tried changing channels to no avail. But other than that, I am not familiar with "fine tuning" as I have never had to in the past.
Any suggestions would be awesome!

Sometimes, firmware make a reat difference...Its a real coincidence that you are facing the wireless connectivity problem with all the 4 router's you have.However you try upgrading your router's firmware and try to reconfigure it from the scratch and hopefully it should work...
Go to website linksysbycisco.com/downloads.........insert model no of your router in serach tab......select proper version of your router........download the firmware file......save that file on desktop
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the device : -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on a computer hard wired to the router...
In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1...Leave the Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...
Click on the 'Administration' tab- Then click on the 'Firmware Upgrade' sub tab- Here click on 'Browse' and browse the .bin firmware file and click on "Upgrade"...
Wait for few seconds until it shows that "Upgrade is successful" After the firmware upgrade, click on "Reboot" and you will be returned back to the same page OR it will say "Page cannot be displayed".
Now reset your router :
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your router, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...Now re-configure your router...
As your Internet Service Providor is DSL follow this link

IPv6 Test Case for LinkSys Routers - Based on Ubuntu + Radvd + DHCPv6 - E1200v2 isn't ready for IPv6

Hello!
Here on this guide, you'll learn how to deploy your own Linux IPv6 Router, that can be used in ANY network, to give IPv6 connectivity to ANY ethernet device, including Windows, Mac, Ubuntu Server and Desktop, RedHat and, of course, LinkSys routers like E1200v2 and E2500 for its WAN interfaces.
I wrote this guide because I found a BUG on E1200v2, which doesn't work with IPv6 yet, already lost some money to figure this out.
That's it, when you see a E1200v2 box at the store, you can read: "* IPv6 Enabled", but that is not entirely true, since it does not work as expected.
Here on this post, it is a complete procedure to reproduce the problem.
NOTE: The model E2500 v1 does not suffer from this problem!
NOTE: This guide is very usefull if you have a LinkSys E2500 router and want to connect it directly into a Linux Router!
Who am I?
A.: I'm Thiago, I work in Brazil, for a company called iG (ig.com.br), I'm working here as a Network Engineer / SysAdmin and I have +10 years of experience with IPv4 networks + 5 years with IPv6.
* Brief
1- Install a Ubuntu 12.04.3, to act as your router, on a PC computer with two ethernet cards (eth0 will be Ubuntu's default route, eth1 will be used to connect LinkSys E1200v2);
2- Prepare your Ubuntu Router (very important step, read it carefully)
3- Connect E1200v2 directly into Ubuntu's eth1 ethernet card;
4- Connect a Windows PC at E1200v2 LAN port 1 (used to configure your E1200 with Cisco Connect everytime a reset is desired);
5- Reset (restore it from factory defaults) your E1200v2 router;
6- Install Cisco Connect in your Windows PC (LAN port 1);
7- Configure your E1200v2 as usual;
8- Browse the Internet (still IPv4);
9- Open Windows Command Prompt and type: ipconfig, ping, etc;
10- Open Google Chrome or Firefox and go to your E1200v2 Web Admin Interface at http://192.168.1.1/
11- Install a Ubuntu 12.04.3 Server connected at E1200v2 LAN port 2 to test IPv6 connectivity in deep, or;
12- Boot a Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 Live CD connected at E1200v2 LAN port 3 to test IPv6 connectivity in deep;
IMPORTANT NOTE:
* This tests will require IPv4 connectivity to the Internet, since the IPv6 blocks used on this example, are blocks used only for documentation (or small tests) porpuses, which means that those IPv6 tests we're about to do, will not reach the Internet (in IPv6), neighter be routed out from your E1200v2. But it is enough to prove that E1200v2 drops its clients IPv6 connectivity. Feel free to replace those IPv6 address with your current / valid IPv6 blocks (if you have a IPv6 /48 block from your ISP, you know what I'm talking about).
* Network Topology (Ubuntu Linux Router)
IPv6:
eth0
2001:db8:0:1::/64 = uplink allocation
2001:db8:0:1::1 = upstream router IP (Ubuntu's gateway IPv6)
2001:db8:0:1::2 = customer configured IP (your WAN uplink interface to provider - Ubuntu's eth0 IPv6 address)
eth1
2001:db8:1::/48 = statically routed subnet pointing at 2001:db8:0:1::2 that come from you IPv6-ISP
2001:db8:1::1 = your first IPv6 within your own infrastructure (Ubuntu's eth1 - E1200v2 directly connected here)
eth1:0
2001:db8:1:1::/64 = your first IPv6 /64 with Router Advertisement plus DHCPv6 running on Linux (radvd) (Ubuntu's eth1:0 - E1200v2 gets its WAN IPv6 address from this subnet)
2001:db8:1:1::1 = IP of your first /64 subnet, Radvd + DHCPv6 running here, Ubuntu as IPv6 router
IPv4:
eth0
192.168.10.0/24 = uplink allocation
192.168.10.1 = upstream router IP (Ubuntu's gateway IPv4)
192.168.10.2 = customer configured IP (your WAN uplink interface to provider - Ubuntu's eth0 IPv4 address)
eth1
192.168.20.1 = your E1200 will gets its WAN IPv4 address from this subnet - most common scenario for IPv4 wifi routers running inside enterprise environments today
* Complete procedure
1- Install a Ubuntu 12.04.3, to act as your router, on a PC computer with two ethernet cards
Install the following packages in your Ubuntu Router:
sudo apt-get install radvd isc-dhcp-server
2- Prepare your Ubuntu Router (very important step, read it carefully)
2.1- Ubuntu's file /etc/network/interfaces contents:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
# IPv6
iface eth0 inet6 static
address 2001:db8:0:1::2
netmask 64
gateway 2001:db8:0:1::1
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-nameservers 2001:4860:4860::8888
dns-search linksys.com
# IPv4
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.10.2
netmask 24
gateway 192.168.10.1
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
dns-search linksys.com
# The secondary network interface, E1200 LinkSys wifi-router is connected here (WAN port)
auto eth1
# IPv6
iface eth1 inet6 static
address 2001:db8:1::1
netmask 48
auto eth1:0
iface eth1:0 inet6 manual
up ip -6 address add 2001:db8:1:1::1/64 dev $IFACE
down ip -6 address del 2001:db8:1:1::1/64 dev $IFACE
# IPv6 /56 block routed to LinkSys E1200v2, it is delegated to it through Prefix Delegation using DHCPv6
# Uncomment it later when your E1200v2 gets its own IPv6 Internet IP Address, keep reading this guide
#up ip -6 route add 2001:db8:1:f00::/56 via 2001:db8:1:1::2000
# IPv4
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.20.1
netmask 24
2.2- Configure Ubuntu /etc/sysctl.conf file
Uncomment the following two lines on it:
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
After writting, run "sudo sysctl -p" to apply the changes.
2.3- Configuring Linux Router Advertisement daemon (radvd)
Your Linux Router Advertisement daemon running on Ubuntu, must have the following content:
# Ubuntu eth1
interface eth1
# Enable RA
AdvSendAdvert on;
# Enable clients getting their IPs from DHCPv6
AdvManagedFlag on;
AdvOtherConfigFlag on;
# Enable RA to the following subnet
prefix 2001:db8:1:1::/64
AdvOnLink on;
# When not allowing clients to auto-generate their IPv6 address (SLAAC), DHCPv6 will be used instead
AdvAutonomous off;
2.4- Configuring DHCPv6
Your isc-dhcp-server6 configuration file (/etc/dhcp/dhcpd6.conf) for IPv6 must have the following content:
ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;
# Ubuntu eth1
# This is a very basic subnet declaration with Prefix Delegation enabled.
subnet6 2001:db8:1:1::/64 {
# Range for clients
range6 2001:db8:1:1::2 2001:db8:1:1::2000;
# Extra DHCP options
option dhcp6.name-servers 2001:4860:4860::8888, 2001:4860:4860::8844;
option dhcp6.domain-search "linksys.com";
  # The following line will delegate a subnet to LinkSys E1200v2,
  # using Prefix Delagation standards.
  # You'll be able to see this "Prefix Address" under "Status -> Local Network" E1200v2 menu.
prefix6 2001:db8:1:100:: 2001:db8:1:f00:: /56;
# No service will be given on this subnet, but declaring it helps the
# DHCP server to understand the network topology.
# Ubuntu eth0 - no DHCPv6 running but doesn't hurt to declare it here
subnet6 2001:db8:0:1::/64 {
Reference: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/hints-daemons-isc-dhcp.html
2.5- Configuring DHCPv4
Your isc-dhcp-server configuration file (/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf) for IPv4 must have the following content:
ddns-update-style none;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;
# Ubuntu eth1
# This is a very basic subnet declaration.
subnet 192.168.20.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.20.2 192.168.20.200;
option routers 192.168.20.1;
option domain-name "linksys.com";
option domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4;
# No service will be given on this subnet, but declaring it helps the
# DHCP server to understand the network topology.
# Ubuntu eth0 - no DHCPv4 running but doesn't hurt to declare it here
subnet 192.168.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
* Reboot your Ubuntu Router to apply all the changes
After rebooting it, try to "ping 8.8.8.8" to make sure your Ubuntu Router have at least, IPv4 Internet connectivity.
NOTE: From this point, you'll be able to start testing IPv6 from behind your Ubuntu Router (i.e. from its eth1), if you connect a Ubuntu Desktop, a Mac or a Windows on Ubuntu's eth1, it will provide IPv4 and IPv6 address to that devices, including your E1200v2 WAN port...
3- Connect E1200v2 directly into Ubuntu's eth1 ethernet card;
Plug a RJ45 cable between Ubuntu eth1 ethernet card and E1200v2 WAN port.
4- Connect a Windows PC at E1200v2 LAN port 1
This Windows computer will be used to (re)configure your E1200v2 with Cisco Connect everytime a reset is desired.
5- Reset (restore it from factory defaults) your E1200v2 router;
Press and hold the reset button for about 10 seconds.
6- Install Cisco Connect in your Windows PC (LAN port 1);
Boot(reboot) Windows and install Cisco Connect on it.
7- Configure your E1200v2 as usual (by finishing Cisco Connect installation procedure);
After concluding this step, your Windows PC will have both IPv4 and IPv6 address, that come from E1200v2.
Windows gets its IPv4 from DHCP and IPv6 from SLAAC (main point of the problem), both provided by E1200v2.
NOTE: From this point, you'll be able to see the problem with E1200v2 internal RA daemon, you'll lose your IPv6 connectivity that come from E1200v2. But, lets keep testing it...
8- Browse the Internet (still IPv4);
That's it, try to browse google.com from your Windows PC, if Ubuntu Router can "ping google.com", Windows PC should be able to do it so.
9- Open Windows Command Prompt and type: ipconfig, ping, etc;
Run "ipconfig" to see your IPv4 and IPv6 address...
Run "ping 8.8.8.8" to see if you can reach the Internet...
10- Open Google Chrome or Firefox and open your E1200v2 Web Admin Interface at http://192.168.1.1/
Access your E1200v2 Web Admin and go to the "Status -> Router" menu.
Write down its Internet IPv6 address, it will be something like this:
IPv6 - Internet IP Address: 2001:db8:1:1::2000
NOTE: You can get this address at the Ubuntu Router itself, by reading the file /var/log/syslog (`grep pool' might help), for example:
# grep pool /var/log/syslog
Sep 24 00:47:13 ubuntu-router-1 dhcpd: Picking pool address 2001:db8:1:1::2000
Sep 24 00:47:13 ubuntu-router-1 dhcpd: Picking pool prefix 2001:db8:1:1::/56
You'll see the above message on your Ubuntu Router, right after turning on your E1200v2. Pool address is the IPv6 Internet IP Address of your E1200v2's WAN port, pool prefix is the delegated subnet to your E1200v2 router. After thatn, it will start to advertiser that block on its LAN ports and WiFi (which doesn't work as expected, there is a problem there, whithin E1200v2 itself.
11- Install a Ubuntu 12.04.3 Server connected at E1200v2 LAN port 2, to test IPv6 connectivity in deep;
Here is the most important test:
* Testing the IPv6 connectivity from E1200v2 LAN ports.
This test is very simple, we just need to try ping E1200v2's IPv6 Internet IP Address.
This Ubuntu Server will have the following content on its /etc/network/interfaces file:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
# IPv6 - SLAAC - No DHCPv6 client required - E1200v2 will kicks off this IPv6, and I don't know why...
iface eth0 inet6 auto
# IPv4 - Requires DHCPv4
iface eth0 inet dhcp
After this, your Ubuntu Server will be able to "ping 8.8.8.8" and "ping6 2001:db8:1:1::2000" (E1200v2 WAN IPv6 Address noted before).
To prove that E1200v2 have a problem with IPv6, try to ping it, just run:
mtr -n 2001:db8:1:1::2000
...And after a few minutes, Ubuntu Server will lose its IPv6 address, because E1200v2 is kicking it off.
You'll be able to see a lots of package loss going on "mtr -n 2001:db8:1:1::2000".
If you connect a Mac OSX on E1200v2 LAN por 3, for example, it will also lose its IPv6 from time to time.
Wireless clients connected at E1200v2, like Android, iPad, Windows, Mac and Ubuntu laptops, also loses its IPv6 (that come from E1200v2) from time to time.
You guys must note that the E1200v2 itself, ramdomly becomes unreacheable from its own LAN ports (via IPv6)!! Which is unnaceptable.
12- Boot a Ubuntu Desktop 13.04 Live CD connected at E1200v2 LAN port 3 to test IPv6 connectivity in deep;
Boot a Ubuntu Desktop connected at your LinkSys E1200v2 router, and open 2 Terminals, on each of it, you should run:
Terminal 1:
mtr -n 2001:db8:1:1::2000
Terminal 2:
sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
You'll be able to see a lots of package loss going on "mtr -n 2001:db8:1:1::2000" after a few minutes AND at the syslog, you'll be able to see when you lose your IPv6, that come from E1200v2.
Conclusion
E1200v2 doesn't have a working IPv6 Router Advertisement service. Please Cisco, fix it!
The IPv4 from behind E1200v2 is fine, I'm using LinkSys products for about +10 years now... First time with problems like this but, IPv6 is more or like new and, problems are expected... Lets work on it?!
Best Regards,
Thiago

Try to use dhclient perhaps? Might I also suggest letting systemd deal with the dhcp issue and not NM. That may seem incongruous but it is possible NM is mis-handling the dhcp hand-off to the network card. I'm no guru but I got thinking about this when I saw this in your output:
aug 26 19:15:39 arch_daboka NetworkManager[527]: <info> (enp1s0): device state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none') [80 90 0]
aug 26 19:15:39 arch_daboka NetworkManager[527]: <info> (enp1s0): device state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none') [90 100 0]
aug 26 19:15:40 arch_daboka NetworkManager[527]: <info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_LOCAL
It is very possible that I'm mis-interpreting this information so please take it with a boulder of salt.

How long do Linksys routers last?

Hello.
Is it me or do Linksys routers do not last very long? I had two different Linksys routers (many years ago's BEFSX41 v1 and 2009's WRT54GL v1.1 with their latest stock firmwares). BEFSX41's network stopped loading correctly even with its internal web pages and after reinstalling its latest firmware. WRT54GL seems to be having random and rare wired network disconnection problems with my computers and cable modem, so maybe it is the router. My friend's five years old Linksys WRT router was misbehaving even with third party firmwares (both DD-WRT and Tomato).
Do these consumer routers not last very long?
Thank you in advance.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

For me, it really depends on how we we use the device. There's no definite time span on how long the device will last. If you're having problems with the device, there are workarounds that you may do to get it working again.

Interconnecting two Linksys Routers

I have two linksys routers WRT54G with Internet IP 10.254.1.58 and LAN IP 192.168.1.1 and the second Router WVRS4400N with Internet IP Address 10.254.1.67 and LAN IP 192.168.1.1. Both Routers use same Internet Gateway 10.254.1.1 and Subnet 255.255.255.0.
In WRT54G Router, there is a network Printer 192.168.1.50 connected to its LAN Port. Since both Routers are within the same building and the users connected to WVRS4400N cannot PRINT in the Network Printer connected to WRT54G Router. I would like to have users connected to both Routers to be able to share this Network Printer. Please help me how I can do Routing within the two Routers. Please HELP.
Pnjau

Let me know the kind of connection you are using .... are you using WRT54G router behind WRVS4400N router or vice versa .,....
Also let me know is the connection coming from any router ??

Guest networking features on Linksys routers?

Do any of Linksys routers have the recently popular guest network access feature where you can create a password protected or no password secondary network that provides internet-only access to guests and prevents them from accessing your main network (computers, printers, HDDs etc?). Does Linksys's highest end WRT610N have a similar feature that works slightly differently but does the same thing?

darrelm47 wrote:
Peanuts,
It really doesn't answer our question. I want file and printer sharing enabled on my netwrok and I do not know what their work group is (they are guest) besides Windows Vista and Windows7 see computers in other workgroups with no problems. So with file and printer sharing enabled on my home network and wireless guest loging into the gust access on the router can they ever see the home computers.
The computers connected to the guest network will NOT be able to see the computers connected to your home network. Just like what VALETLINKSYS said, the guest network is using another IP range which is 192.168..33.xxx which is totally different from the IP range of the home network - 192.168.1.x.

Odor from Linksys routers when powered on

I know - odd question
When I powered on my Linksys wrt300 router it emited a smell as if it was burning - or plastic melting
Has anyone experienced that - is it just something common to Linksys routers or do I have a defective unit?
Any perspective?

How new is the router? If new then you're probably just smelling the varnish used on any of the switching power supply inductors in the router or used to coat the PC board outgassing. It will get less with time.

What Linksys routers support POE?

I need to replace a Link-Sys WBR-2310 in a closet which uses a POE adapter from D-Link (DWL-P50)
Are there LinkSys Routers which accept POE without the need for the adapter?
If not are there LinkSys Routers that will work with the D-Link adapter (again DWL-P50) ?
If not is there a LinkSys POE adapter/Router combination that I can currently purchase?
My research keeps turning up old LinkSys POE adapters, and of course they don't list current router models.
I would like to get the E2000,E3000 or better.

I think E2000 or E3000 routers do not support Power Over Ethernet.

Cascading two linksys routers

I am trying to cascade my two WRT54GL routers, but can't get my second router to see internet.
My problem:
I want to have to separate wireless networks. One network from router 1 (main router, both wireless and wired IP "clients") and a pure wireless network from router 2. I want to be sure that the guy in 1st floor that shares my adsl connection, is using the wireless network from router 2, and dont have access to network from router 1.
I thought I could accomplish this following alt 2 on the link:
Cascading the linksys router to Another Linksys Router (WAN-LAN)http://www.extremepcmakeovers.com/tips/ho w-tos/cascade_linksys/
My setup is:
The main router IP. 10.104.211.197
specified as gateaway in router seup
DHCP server gives out IP adresser from 10.104.211.65 to 10.104.211.xx.
I have internet connection using network from main router. All the IP clients/ consumers connected to main router has internet connection.
So now I want to isolate the guy in first floor to another network. I have connected ethernet cable from my main router LAN to my second router WAN (internet side).Second router is specified as gateaway IP 10.104.211.70
DHPCP server and gives out IP adresses from 10.104.211.71 to 10.104.211.xx
Router IP adress is not taken by IP clients connected to main router, that means no IP conflict. But I can not get internet connection from second router.
I really appreciate if someone could help me with this.

I did get some help using live chat with linksys support yesterday. I now have internet connection from both networks. It is working now without configuration in the advanced routing tab. On both routers default values are used there (gateway and no destination IP are given).
Here is my setup:
Router 1= main router
Router 2 have cable from router 1 port 3 to internet side of router.
Router 1 is configured as DHCP server with local ip adress of 10.104.211.197, and gives out IP adresses starting from 10.104.211.64
Router 2 is configured as a static IP with local IP adress of 10.104.210.70, and internet IP adress 10.104.211.50
gateaway and static DNS1 is defined as the local IP adress of router 1.
DNS2 is defined as 4.2.2.2
Router 2 gives out IP adresses from 10.104.210.71.
In the status tab
Router 1 has the IP adress, gateaways, DNS1 of 193.xxxxxxxxx
Router 2 has login type static, ip adress 10.104.211.50, default gateaway and DNS1 as local IP adress of router 1.
So using this configuration I now have two separated networks that both can see internet. However, I have lost the internet connection several times the last 30 hours. I suspect there is something in my setup that leads to a unstable router/routers. When I loose internet connection I go to the status tab on router 1 and sees that the IP adresses are not 193.xxx but "default" values like 10.0.0.138 etc...so I then have to release and reneaw DHCP before I am online again.
Does anyone have any clue if my setup gives poor stability???

Cascade 2 routers?

New to the forum, so I apologize if this has been covered. It probably has and if so directions to the correct thread would be appreciated.
I originally installed a Linksys 4 port router in my home. When we had this house built I wired it for ethernet myself. The point where the router is installed is very near the phone company debark as it enters the house. Problem is back then wireless was a thing of the future and since everything ran on cables it didn't matter that this thing was off on one end of the house.
Now it does matter, because with the advent of wireless I have upgraded to a Linksys WRT54G2 a couple years ago (I think). But NOW I'm developing 2 new problems. The first (1) is that I don't have enough ports to support all the wired devices we could have connected - I'm flat out of ports and need at least 2 more. The second (2) problem is the wireless signal is just weak enough to drop signals on some devices in the farthest reaches of our network. Most work fine (laptops) but some do not (Kindle, smart phones).
What I want to do is install a new 8 port router at the current router location (solves problem 1). I want to then move the existing WRT54G2 to a more central location and connect it to the first router which I hope will solve problem (2).
I'd like some advice on what 8-port router to buy, and any advice on installation of a cascade system of routers like this.
It seems like all I see nowadays are wireless routers. If the new 8-port router is a wireless router will it interfere with the other wireless router, or can they be used together to boost the signal even more?
Thanks in advance for any help you may offer!
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Again: do you have an ethernet cable running between both rooms??
If you have an ethernet cable or it's relatively easy too install one you want to use an ethernet cable and not a wireless bridge, in particular of you have a media center on one end and think about video streaming or similar.
If you have an ethernet connection you don't want a wireless bridge nor a wireless repeater. You don't want a WES610N nor a RE1000. Both devices connect wirelessly to your main router. You don't want to do that if you have a wired connection already.
A wired connection is far superior to a wireless link. It's like 95 MBit/s error-free compared to maybe 20 Mbit/s (under very good circumstances, no interference and both devices not too far apart). And the wireless link is "shared" with your neighbors. The 95 Mbit/s on the cable are yours only.
If you have an ethernet cable you thus want a switch like the SE2500. And you want an access point. An access point connects wireless clients to your wired network. Directly. Not through another wireless link to your main router. You connect an access point like the WAP610N.
Or a wireless router like the new E series router. You can configure the E series router as access point. And the E series router comes with a 4 port LAN port, i.e. you get 4 ethernet ports on that end.

Using time capsule through Belkin and Linksys routers

I am working on a large house that has 4 wireless routers spread out. They are all attached via ethernet to a hub. There is a Linksys (which gets the internet and distributes the IPs) There are two apple extremes (one of which connects to a printer) and a Belkin (with 2.4 and 5.0ghz). They all have the same network name. The wireless printing appears to be working fine across the network, but the time capsule only seems to work when im in range of it. Can i get it to work through the network?

--Can I use Time Capsule through my landlords existing WiFi network witihout ever plugging it directly into the modem or router?
Yes, if your landlord has an Apple router providing the wireless signal. No, if not.
--Could I then use Time Capsule to extend the wireless network from upstairs and get a stronger wifi signal in my suite?
Yes, if your landlord has an Apple router providing the wireless signal. No, if not.

Limited to no connectivity on linksys routers only.

I recently moved into a new house and bought a wireless router.
In my neighborhood there are two linksys wireless routers (including mine), both named differently, as well as a belkin wireless router.
When I try to connect to my router with my wireless connection, I receive the message "limited to no connectivity" yet I have full strength. However, I also have another computer in my household that is connected via ethernet cord which connects perfectly fine.
Considering this isn't working, for kicks I try to connect to my neighbors belkin connection. Surprisingly this works perfectly fine. After this I try connecting to another neighbors linksys router and I get the "limited to no connectivity" message yet again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Reqless

Im bad with the terminology, so the only thing I found in network connections was the local area connection as well as the wireless network connection. The adapter is a totally different thing right? The adapter is what im using to access the signal from my router, correct? If this is right, im using a Linksys WUSB300N model. It connects to the computer via USB and connects through its own program, rather than through windows.
[road2cycle] Yes, the wireless adapter is what you plug into your USB port. From what you wrote, it appears that Windows recognizes it (wireless network connection). If you open this and click the Support Tab what does it say? When you connect to your neighbor's wireless network what does it say?
Also I forgot the username and password to change settings on the router by entering "192.168.1.1" into my url.
[road2cycle] The default is to leave the user name blank and the password is admin. If you set the password during initialization and forgot it you'll have to reset the unit.
There are two ways to reset the Router’s
factory defaults. Either press and hold the Reset
Button for approximately five seconds, or restore
the defaults from Administration > Factory
Defaults in the Router’s web-based utility.
Finally, I didnt know if this would help anything. But the linksys program I use to connect to the internet is showing this under link information:
IP address: 169.254.44.20
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
No Defualt Gateway
No DNS1
[road2cycle] I use a cable modem, and I believe the Gateway and DNS server are automatically assigned / detected when I connect to the internet. If you are able to access the internet, through one of your router's wired (RJ-45) ports then I don't think this is an issue.

Help cascading linksys voip router to linksys voip router

Hello, I'm trying to connect a Linksys RT31P2 to my existing Linksys WRTP54G to be able to be able to use the VOIP phone connections on both units.
I have set the ip address of the first router WRTP54G to 192.168.15.2 which is connected to the cable modem. The second router is set to 192.168.15.1.
I have connected the routers ethernet to ethernet. The second router appears to work as a switch, I have connected a printer and can see it, but the phone port
doesn't work. Then I plugged the ethernet cable from the first modem into the WAN port of the second router. When I plug the phone in, it connects to vonage and I get a message that my phone is plugged into the wrong port. When I did the original configuration, LAN to LAN, I followed the instructions on this site, but when it told me too change the Advance Routing from "Advance routing" to "Router", my screen did not show me that option.
I'm not sure which way they should be hooked up or configured to make this work , can anybody help? I've spent a couple days searching forums and the web and can't find anything about making the VOIP work on both routers.
Thanks

Okay, I got it. First off, you need to order the additional line you'd like to connect. As my wife pointed out at lunch, you need something to connect to. The rest wasn't too hard, set the routers to two different addresses, disable DHCP on the second router, then connect one of the ethernet ports to the WAN / internet port of the second router. Works fine. Couldn't get the phone lines to work using the LAN to LAN set up.

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