Connection between 2 routers across a Switch

I have a link on for example VLAN 211 and I need devices on VLAN 1 to get access through.
How can I do this.
The Link line is on VLAN 211 but the switches can only be on VLAN 1 as they are just actng as hubs and VALN 211 cannot be created on them.
Thank for your help

Hi Friend,
I am sorry for my last information.
Console> show trunk
* - indicates vtp domain mismatch
So if you see * in sh trunk command in your cat6k switch that means there is a VTP domain name mismatch between the trunks.
Now you have configured trunk between cat6k and 3550 switch so you can check the vtp domain names and if you want you can have a common domain name but as a matter of fact it will not have any problem even if you have a domain mismatch cause you are not using VTP in your network and you only have 2 vlans (vlan 1 and vlan 211) so you should no be concerned about VTP domain mismatch.
Incase if you want to see the VTP domain names on both the switch (cat6k and 3550) use this command
For cat6k
show vtp domain
For 3550
show vtp
HTH, if yes please rate all helpfull post.
Ankur

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    4. Port forwardings become more complicated. If you need a port forwarding (i.e. you want a port on a computer in your network to be accessible from the internet) on a computer connected to the second router you have to setup two forwardings: one on the first router to the second router and one on the second router to the computer.
    5. If you have two wireless routers: you cannot roam between both routers without loosing the connection. This is simply because if a wireless computers moves from one router to the other it needs a different IP address.
    6. The whole configuration becomes more complicated: you always have to think about where to configure what, e.g. dynamic DNS service, access restrictions, ...
    Bottom line: unless you have good reasons why you must have some computers separated from the other computers in your network, there is no good reason to in a home network to do so. For normal home networking with simple to use file and printer sharing it is better to connect the second router as suggested in this post...
    Message Edited by gv on 08-11-2007 01:45 PM

    I have tried all the advice I can find and to no avail.  I even got my Network Certified Tech son to advise me.
    I have a WRT54GS Wireless router that was my main and only device acting as a gateway hosting my cable modem access to charter.net.  It is located on the second floor of my house next to my main hardwired PC and print server attached HP Laserjet printer.  I am kicking Charter out and have had Verizon FIOS fiber optic service installed.
    Verizon supplies an customized ActionTec wireless gateway/router with the install and it is installed in the basement on the same panel as my big circuit breaker panel.  They imply that it must the first router connected to their ONT (Optical Network Terminal)... sort of an optical modem.   I want the devices connected to my Linksys router in the 2nd floor bedroom to be on the same network as the wireless router in the basement. 
    Based on this forum's and son's advice I did the following to my WRT54GS:
    1. Changed the its address to 192.168.1.254 subnet 255.255.255.0
    2. Turned off the DHCP server function.
    3. Set operation from GATEWAY to ROUTER
    4. Turn on Dynamic routing for LAN/WIRELESS
    5. Plugged a standard cat5e cable from PORT 1 of the Verizon Router to PORT4  of the 2nd floor WRT54GS.
    Result:  absolutely no connectivity between the Verizon gateway and the 2nd floor and vis-versa.  My 2nd floor PC could talk to the printer on the WRT54GS.  The Verizon router could connect with a temporally hard cabled laptop and with two wireless laptops.  I then tried the other variation of:
    1. Changed the Ethernet cable from the Verizon Gateway from PORT 4 to the WAN port of the WRT54GS.
    Result:  Same.. no connectivity between the Verizon gateway and the WRT54GS.
    I was trying to get the WRT54GS to act as a simple hub and a wireless access point on the network.  I finally gave up and bought a simple $19 hub and everything worked immediately.
    I still want to put the WRT54GS back in service but I can not make it work.  Whats going on here??
    Brian Sanborn
    Groton MA

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