Connecting 2 wireless routers thru' a switch

We just moved into a large stone and concrete house. The cable modem is connected to a 16 port switch, which then has leads thru' out the house. My WRT54G wireless router could not cover the entire house, so I purchased a Belkin N wrieless router as well. I would like to have one router on one side of the house (connected to the switch) and the other on the other side of the house (also connected to the switch). I've been unsuccessful in making that work. Any ideas?

How you are going to connect this both the router to each other? If you want them to connect to each other wirelessly then its not possible. You need to run the ethernet cable from one router to another router and this way this both the routers can communicate with each other. Well kind of configuration is called as Cascading or NAT Behind NAT. There are certain rules to connect this routers to each other..
NAT Behind NAT :
Once you Configure all the settings on your first router, you need to connect the Ethernet cable from the Lan Port of first router to the Internet Port of the 2nd Router... Then connect your Computer to the 2nd Router on LAN Port.
Login to the 2nd Router GUI and below you need to change the LAN IP of 2nd Router to 192.168.2.1 and click on Save Settings....Now you need to power cycle your network..
Cascading :
Click Here how to connect this 2 routers to each other.

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Hello, I have the WRT54GS wireless router and it works fine. It is installed upstairs in a family room.
Now, I want to install downstairs a LAN device (Squeezebox) which doesn't work wireless.
I know I can throw a cat5 cable from the WRT54GS router to another router or switch downstairs and connect the Squeezebox to one of the LAN ports. But is there a possible way to connect the routers wirelessly?
Basically I want to extend my network, but have the capability of using lan ports not only wireless.
Is that possible?
Thanks!
Martin

sorry, wireless communication between 2 routers is not possible.Not way to configure them to do so either . Best thing will be to pull a cable and hook them physically.

Share internet with a neighbour (2 wireless routers with switch?)

Hi All,
I want to ask for your help, if there are better options for sharing Internet:
Today:
The Internet is today shared like this: cable->modem->1. WRT320N router-> 2. WRT320N router (LAN port to LAN port).
It is working pretty OK but as the first router (connected to the Internet) is not in my house I can not restart it if needed (my neighbour is not always at home...)
Preferred solution
I want to connect both routers to the internet separately, means both routers are connected direct to the Internet and not thru each other.
Solution?
My idea is to connect the Internet to a switch and connect the two routers directly to the switch. In this case I guess the routers are directly connected to the Internet, or?
Should I use the LAN to LAN ports in this case as well or LAN to WAN?
The routers should also in this case have 2 different IP adresses?
Can DHCP be enabled on both routers?
Can I use ALL functions on both routers?
Thanks if you share your ideas.
Regs,
ZZs

Whether this works or not depends on your ISP. Most ISP only allow you to have a single active internet connection through a single modem/line. Thus, before you try this I would check with your ISP how many devices you are allowed to connect directly to the internet connection. If it's only one then you have to buy another internet contract for the second connection.
If you ISP allows this the basic setup would be:
1. modem connects to ethernet switch.
2. WAN ports of both routers connect to the ethernet switch.
Each router will have a different public IP address and are configured the same on the internet connection (i.e. probably DHCP). You enable the DHCP server on both routers. You can use all internet related functions on both routers (e.g. access restrictions, ddns, etc.).
Message Edited by gv on 12-22-2009 03:20 PM

Help, Issues Connecting two Wireless Routers

Ahead of time I would like to thank everyone for their responses and help. I tried to be as clear as possible. I believe I got all the details right. Some things are repetitive and might be a little confusing, but please ask questions for any clarification. Thanks for the help.
Current Routers:
1. Linksys WRT600N ---- Used as primary router. Connected to the 4 ports are 3 PCs and a wireless router. All three PC have static IPs I reservered, also have a static IP reserved for the WGT624 wireless router. DMZ is also enabled and destination is the IP reserved for WGT624.
2. Netgear WGT624 ---- WGT624 is connected to WRT600N through the WAN port on the WGT624 to port number X on the WRT600N . I was using Netgear WGT624 as an access point for a Xbox360 , a couple of macs and ubuntu netbook. This router recently died needs to be replaced.
3. Linksys E3000 ---- Recently purchased to replace the Netgear WGT624 that has died. I want to use this as my new access point. Having trouble setting up the settings for this router. I want the same setup as before.
Detailed Problem
I currently have the WRT600N located in the basement connected to a cable modem through the WAN port. Connected to the 4 ports on the back of WRT600N are 3 PCs and a Wireless router. Most of the settings on the WRT600N I left alone. The only thing I changed was reserving 4 IPs for the 3 PCs and the WGT624 wireless router. I also enabled the DMZ for the destination IP of the WGT624. I also opened a couple of ports.
The Netgear WGT624 that died was located on the upper level third floor. I was using it primarily as an access point. It was connected through the WAN port of the WGT624 to port X on the WRT600N which is located in the basement. Settings on this are a little different. On the WGT624 I disabled the firewall. I left both the Auto DHCP enabled and the DHCP server. WPA was enabled on the WGT624. With these settings on the WGT624 I was able to connect to a xbox 360 and a few macs wirelessly to the internet with no issues . I also noticed that the the internet IP displayed on the status tab on the WGT624 was the IP I had reserved on the WRT600N.
Recently the WGT624 died after years of usage. So I purchased a Linkys E3000. I want to have a similar setup as before with the WGT624. However I have been running into issues. Wirelessly I cannot get access to the internet through the E3000. The E3000 is connected to the WRT600N in the same was as the WGT624. The WAN port of the E3000 is connected to the port number X of WRT600N. On the status tab of the E3000 I seem to be getting a strange Internet IP address. 127.0.0.1. This I think is a loopback address, I am not sure? Same with the subnet mask of 255.0.0.0
So the problem is I want the keep the same setup as before if I can. I don't want to the any computers who connect to the access point to have access to any computers that are connected to the 600N.
I read on another thread I could connect two wireless routers together by connecting port X on the 600N to port X on the E3000. Then changing the internal IP of the second router from 192.168.1.1 to 198.168.1.2 and then disabling the DHCP server.
I really want to keep the same set up as before if posslble. More importantly I want to know why my setup prior, the WRT600N to the WGT624 worked with no problems. Why could I use the WGT624 as an access point and not the E3000? Should I switch the the two routers use the 600N as the access point and E3000 as my main router?
Thanks again.

1. You have chained two routers. The WRT600N uses LAN IP address 192.168.1.1 subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The Netgear is connected with the WAN port to the WRT (thus uses an 192.168.1.* address on the WAN port) and uses 192.168.0.1 by default on the LAN side. Your new E3000, however, uses the Linksys default 192.168.1.1 on the LAN side. If you connect the E3000 to the WRT600 without making any changes it won't work. A router cannot work if WAN and LAN side both use 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0. That's impossible.
2. Thus, the quick and easy setup to get the same as before would be to change the LAN IP address of the E3000 from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1. After that change you can connect the internet port of the E3000 to the WRT and everything works like before.
3. However, in particular because you need port forwarding and you do port forwarding through two routers I would recommend not to run two routers chained. I can't see why it is necessary for you to run two routers and two separated networks. The basic setup and an explaination why a different setup may be better is here. I think in your case it would make things much simpler and you have full connectivity between all your computers. You can set up a roaming wireless network, too. The only problem is that you will "loose" one port on the E3000 because you cannot use the internet port.

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Remember that both wireless routers will not communicate wirelessly you will have to connect both the router's together with Ethernet Cables...
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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
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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.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=523621&tstart=0

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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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Akira893
wE dOnt gEt mAd! wE gEt evEn!
^_^

Connect 2 Wireless Routers Wirelessly

I have two wireless routers, an older WRT54G (v5.0) and a new WRT310N (v1.0). I use the WRT310N for my wireless connection but I'd like to reconfigure my network. I moved the WRT310N downstairs so it would be closer to our laptops, but I would like to leave the network printer upstairs connected to the WRT54G so that we can still print, the problem is that I can't configure the two routers to talk to each other wirelessly, only through a wired connection between the two routers at which point I might as well just move the printer downstairs (which I really want to avoid).
Is there a way to do this with these two routers? If it's not possible with the existing equipment, what equipment should I get?
Thanks,

Yes it is possible to configure your both the routers to each other. But in this case your Both the Router should be Hardwired to each other.
Click Here how to configure 2 Routers to each other.
Message Edited by saber_tooth on 08-10-2009 05:09 PM

Trying to connect a wireless router to a switch

We have an 8 port router in the closet(linksys) with the cable connection and in our main room we have a five port 10/100 (By linksys) switch that connects to the system just fine all hardwired, and we have internet already working off of that.
We tried to connect the WRT54G wireless router to the switch because we asked at the store and they said if we had a switch already that's what we'd want. I changed the ip address on the new router to the 192.168.2.1, saved the settings and then tried to plug it into the switch. As soon as we plugged into the switch, anything else connected to the switch stopped getting internet. I also tried to just leave it at the default and same problem. I tried the 'change the IP address to 192.168.1.2 and disable DHCP server and then going into advanced and changing gateway to router and again, same problem. Regardless of what I do anytime I plug that wireless into the switch everything on the switch stops working.
How would we get both the switch and the router to work?

I assume that you want your wireless and your wired computers to all share the same network, and all connect to the Internet through your 8 port router in the closet. And the 8 port router uses the 192.168.1.x address space. --- is that all correct?
If so, disconnect the WRT54G from the rest of your network, then using a computer wired to the WRT54G, do the following:
a) set the "Local IP address" (not the "Internet Connection Type" address) to 192.168.1.2 I am assuming that you are not using this fixed adddress elsewhere in your network.
b) Leave the DHCP server set to "disabled".
c) Wire any port from your 8 port router or switch, to any numbered port on the WRT54G. Do not connect anything to the "Internet" port on the WRT54G.
Note that with this setup, your 8 port router will control your router settings (port forwarding, DHCP server, firewall, etc.). Your WRT54G will only contol your wireless settings.
If you need more help, please state the model of your 8 port router and switch.
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How do I view the list of wireless routers my ipad has successfully authenticated with, and if possible when the last connection to each was made?

How do I view the list of wireless routers my ipad has successfully authenticated with, and if possible when the last connection to each was made?

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As to whether a program can be written, its likely it can, but unlikely it can be done by anyone other than Apple, as by design, 3rd party Apps are not allowed to core system functions like that so its unlikely any App could list your connection history.
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Problems switching between 2 wireless routers

I've got a setup with an Airport Extreme and a Netgear WGX102 running in access point mode (it can also function as a full router). The Netgear device is a very cool piece that has a wireless range extender which uses the house electrical wiring to transfer the broadband connection to a remote wireless access point, and works much better the using the Airport Express as a range extender without a hardwire connection to the Extreme. Here is my problem: After initially connecting to the Netgear device, if I move out of it's range and into the Extreme's range and switch to the Extreme, the DHCP addressing works fine and I can connect with no issues; the problem occurs when I move back into range of the Netgear access point; when I switch the Airport connection back to the Netgear, a bogus IP address gets assigned (169.x.x.x), and the only way it can be corrected is to cycle the power on the Netgear access point (plugged into the Extreme's LAN port). If I pull the power on the Netgear and plug it back in while the TCP/IP prefs are open, a good IP address will pop in within seconds. It's a real bummer. This happens on 3 different Powerbooks running Tiger 10.4.1. Nothing I can do in the Network preferences can cause a proper IP address to be assigned. Rebooting doesn't help either. The only fix is to pull the power on the Netgear AP/router. Cycling power on the Netgear extender doesn't help either. One PowerBook can be running fine off the Netgear AP while another that has jumped back and forth can never reestablish a proper IP address until the power cycle takes place. Very frustrating. Any suggestions welcome.
Greg

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Thanks.
Greg

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I have one desktop, running 2000, connected to the BEFW11S4, via ethernet. I have another desktop, running XP, connected via ethernet. I have one laptop running XP, connected wirelessly to the router. And I have another laptop running Vista connected wirelessly to the router. I have set them all up on the same network, to get IPs automatically. The router has IP 192.168.1.1, subnet 255.255.255.0. Computer 1(1st desktop) is 192.168.1.100, Computer 2 (2nd desktop) is 192.168.1.101, laptop 1 is 192.168.1.102, and the last laptop is .103, all on the same subnet as the router.
I can get to the internet from all computers
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I have two printers connected to the 2nd desktop, (.101), with printer sharing enabled on both of them, yet I cannot get to either printer from any of the machines...which make sense, since I can't ping them...but, doesn't make sense, since the computer their connected to shows up in my network...(may try hooking one or both printers to the .100 machine tomorrow and see if that works.
I had it working before, but I think I had to set IP addresses manually in each machine, and it had to be a different network than the default 192.168.1.0 network. I haven't tried that again, (I'm getting burntout with everything I have tried).
Whats the problem? Do I have to set static routes in each machine? I wouldn't think I would have to since they are all on the same local network, and all on the same workgroup.
I had the same problem setting up a two machine network at my wifes daycare as well. The desktop machine is running XP, the laptop is running Vista. Both machines on the same network, and workgroup, with file file and printer sharing on, but I can't get the laptop to connect to the desktop printer. What do I need to do that I am not doing right now?
(Edited subject to keep threads from stretching. Thanks!)
Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 01-22-2008 05:26 AM

as I said in the 1st post, I have file and printer sharing turned on in all the machines already. and I have doublechecked it twice, and reset it twice on all machines. Tonight I was finally able to ping all the machines, and print to both machines, but only after I set the IP address in both desktops manually to a 192.168.5.0 network. I left the two laptops that connect wirelessly to assign ip automatically, and restarted all the computers again, and then I was able to ping all machines, from all machines, and get to the two printers.
If I manually change both desktops back to the default 192.168.1.0 network, and follow the same restart procedure, they don't work. doesn't make any sense...

Loop drops when connected wireless (NI 9191)

Hi,
I cannot figure out why a NI cDAQ 9191 chassis has connection drops when connected wireless and works
perfectly when connected thru LAN.
I wrote a little test VI to check the connection accuracy. The chassis has a NI 9375 I/O module plugged in.
A Moxa AWK3121 is used as wireles access point. What I do is check 5 digital inputs and control 3 digital outputs.
The outputs are continuously placed on/off at a different rate. I use an event loop and a main loopt that communicates
to the chassis at a loop rate of 10ms.
The chassis, laptop and Moxa A.P. are all close together on my desk. The Wifi signal is excellent.
Now, the code i written is probably not optimal.
But... If I start with connecting the chassis with a LAN cable to my laptop, Wifi Disabled, Linked Local. The communication is perfect.
No drops between the loops and the real time.
No communication errors. Runtime was 52 minutes.
Second test. Connected the chassis to the Moxa A.P. with LAN cable. Laptop connected wireless to the Moxa A.P.
Chassis still in Link Local. Ik can access the chassis in MAX. No problem.
When I run my test, I immediately see loop pauzes. After one minute there can be already a difference of 20 sec.
between calculated looptime and real time. Sometimes the active light on the chassis goes off and on.
When the active light is out, the loop is on hold. (Wich is normal as I assume the DAQ VI's are waiting for response.)
After appr.10 minutes the error -50405 "No Transfer in progress because transfer was aborted by client".
If I look at the timings there is already a difference of more then 5 minutes between the loop timing and the real time.
As last I tested with the chassis and the PC connected wireless to the Moxa A.P.
I did not get the -50405 error, but again loop drops. After 10 minutes there was a shift of 2 minutes.
Has anyone experience with wireless connections with the NI 9191 chassis?
Can I change my code? Did I mis something? (I'm a newbie to Labview)
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Frankie.
Labview 2014 SP1 (32bit) on Windows 7 Enterprise (X64)
Chassis and Moxa all updated to the latest firmware.
Solved!
Go to Solution.
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Chassis919Tester.vi ‏51 KB
Symmetrical_Pulse_Generator.vi ‏55 KB

I am not clear on whether you are connecting the two together "in it's own little network" (which implies "router" and not "AP") or if you are connecting to the LAN through the wireless device (in which case it is entirely appropriate to refer to the wireelss device as an "AP"). Your last post about hot spots is what confused me.
But as you said, the biggest worry is the active light. Try using a different router/AP. I've seen routers overheat and reset themselves before due to inadequate heat sinking. i.e., Someone (not me, I swear!) dropped the AP and knocked the heat sink off the chip.
As for the delay, if you are indeed using the Moxa as an AP, are you sure you're connecting to your AP? If you're connected to a hotspot instead, your throughput will be at least halved - and maybe even 1/4 bandwidth if your AP happens to have connected to a different hotspot than you did. If you are using it as a router, try differnt bands or channels to see if you can get around any interference your company wireless network might be generating.
In general, conclude that wireless isn't the best way to connect test devices together.
Bill
(Mid-Level minion.)
My support system ensures that I don't look totally incompetent.
Proud to say that I've progressed beyond knowing just enough to be dangerous. I now know enough to know that I have no clue about anything at all.

Swtich with 2 wireless routers (configuration for best practice/advice?)

HI folks,
I have a gigabit switch, and 2 wireless G routers. I'll leave the model numbers out as it's fairly irrelevant - all linksys.
Router 1 is used as a router only (due to location in basement)
Router 2 is used for wireless only
My current network setup:
DSL MODEM (accessed on 192.168.2.1 - can not be changed) > Router 1(192.168.1.1)
Router 1 > Switch (i believe it can't be changed 192.168.2.12 - no webgui)
Switch > everything else including Router 2
Everything works except Router 2 - can't connect to it wired or wirelessly until connected directly to a pc.
Is my setup wrong
and/or is there a best practice?
Many thanks!!!

What is the model number of the switch?
Normally a switch that cannot be changed does not have an IP address. So if your switch has an address (you said it was 192.168.2.12) I would assume that it can be changed and that it must support either a gui or have some way to set or reset the switch.
Since Router1 is using the 192.168.1.x subnet , then the switch would need to have a 192.168.1.x address (assuming that it even has an IP address), otherwise Router1 will not be able to access the switch.
I would suggest that initially, you setup your two routers without the switch, and make sure they are working properly, then add the switch. Normally you should not need to change any settings in your routers when you add the switch.
To setup your two routers, see my post at this URL:
http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&message.id=108928
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 04-07-2009 02:39 AM

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