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    two routers

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by slyfirth, Apr 30, 2008.

  1. slyfirth

    slyfirth Notebook Consultant

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    i have a linksys wrt54g v2.2 that work fine but not on p2p downloading can i connect a wird router for downloading but still have the linksys for wireless and which one will work best?
    cheers :confused: :confused:
     
    slyfirth, Apr 30, 2008
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    Is the p2p downloading issue just a problem when downloading wirelessly with the wrt54g or also when you are wired to the router?

    If you're having an issue with the Linksys firmware, I believe v2.2 of the linksys router supports third party firmware, which may resolve your issues. Google for DD-WRT.
     
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    or which is the best cable wireless router that does not hang when downloading p2p
     
    slyfirth, Apr 30, 2008
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    You CAN have router daisy chaining each other if you wish. You have to essentially setup the second router as a hub, so that means turning off DHCP.

    Edit: I forgot to mention, to set the second router's IP address to an address within the same subnet. if your first router is 192.168.1.1 then set the second router to be 192.168.1.2. That way computers hooked up to the second router will be on the same network as computers on your first router and they can see each other. If you go under basic setup, you can assign it a static IP address. And then under the advanced routing you have to set it from gateway mode to router mode. That's the long explanation.
     
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    The second router should be assign a Static Ip out side of the DHCP range of the main router. You turn off DHCP on the second router. Then you connect the the routers together by using the LAN ports (lan to lan). This in turn makes the router a Switch with the main router handling the DHCP. You can use the wired ports on the second router.
     
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    Ah good point about the "outside of the DHCP range of the main router." And connecting the routers together by using the LAN ports together. I hope people really understand what all that means. I wonder if Linksys has a tool that does all this for ya because I know pretty much all my friends would have no clue what the crap I'm talking about if I say "assign a static IP address" and "DHCP range."
     
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  7. Wirelessman

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    I have connected two routers in daisy chain and I had to do "nada", no need to touch the DHCP nor to designate one dynamic IP and the other one into static IP.
     
    Wirelessman, May 1, 2008
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    Going through a 2 NAT can cause problems with some applications. Sharing is nightmare going through 2 NAT and firewalls. It's faster have one router handle the DHCP and NAT then you will loose very little going the the switch (second router).
     
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    Which one is in the WAN side?

    And what do you mean by; "losing very litle"?
     
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    WAN is the internet side, Normally the ISP side.
     
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    Hahahaha!

    I know that, I'm asking you, which router are you suggesting to hold DHCP, the one in the WAN side?
     
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    The main router will host everything (ISP Connections and DHCP clients). The second router is setup to be a switch and/or use the AP part of the router.

    So no changes are made to the main router if it's currently setup for DHCP. Only the second one is changed. The static IP assign or DHCP reserved is for you to access it's admin page with out connecting directly to it.
     
    blue68f100, May 2, 2008
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