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    2 Routers, 1 Network

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by saunders73, Oct 29, 2007.

  1. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    Here is my network setup

    The routers are both Dlink WBR-2310's
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    The reason for the upstairs router is to get better wireless coverage, and to split the single ethernet cable running upstairs into 2 for the vostro and the 360. The problem is that if you connect threw the upstairs modem, you have no internet access. Although if you directly connect the ethernet cable running upstairs into the laptop or xbox it works fine. What am i doing wrong?
     
    saunders73, Oct 29, 2007
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Turn off DHCP/NAT on the second floor router and connect the feed from the 1st floor to a lan port and not WAN/Internet. This way the second router will work like a switch, expanding your system.
     
    blue68f100, Oct 29, 2007
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  3. Night

    Night Notebook Consultant

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    Yep. Thats exactly the configuration we've got going here at my house (university students). 6 guys all on the same internet connection. We eat bandwidth up at an incredible pace.
     
    Night, Oct 29, 2007
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    thanks guys, worked like a charm
     
    saunders73, Oct 29, 2007
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    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    actually, now the internet and network drops out periodically, for a couple minutes... any reason why?
     
    saunders73, Oct 30, 2007
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    have each router on a different channel. see if that helps.
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 30, 2007
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